The Great Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival.

Last Tuesday I drove down the South Shore to Mahone Bay to check out their annual Scarecrow Festival.

It's just over an hour's drive from the Passage, down Hwy 103.   Along the way I passed the exit to the famous Peggy's Cove and kept on driving.

And wasn't disappointed once I got there.

"Marilyn Munroe" on the roof, with the wind blowing up her dress.
Wendy and I had a lunch on their outside patio.

Did I mention that Wendy had come with me ?

That middle stuffed dog looked a lot like Wendy.

I ended up with almost 40 photos of different scarecrows and had a real problem trying to figure out which ones to show you.

Being Canada, of course there had to be curlers ...

"SWEEEEEP !"

 This welcoming damsel at Zack and Nemo's Fudge Shop, was trying to lure us inside with the offer of free samples.

 I loved the wacky face on this chap, reminded me of the British comedian, Terry Thomas.  Anyone remember Terry Thomas ?

I could almost imagine these lovely ladies calling: "Hey sailor!".

"Lance Arm Straw" found himself suspended from the wall of a bike shop.

I don't think I need to explain who these folks are -- do I ?

I was surprised to see Ike and Tina Turner back together again.

Dining in style on the verandah of a local B&B.

A more traditional looking scarecrow couple.

Wendy and I had a lovely wander around town.  The actual festival had been the weekend before and sadly it had rained heavily on the scarecrows.  Someone had done an excellent job of fixing them back up again once the skies cleared.

We stopped for one final photo before heading out of town.