Giant Pirate Scarecrow

I love, love autumn. It is absolutely my favorite season. The weird heat wave has broken and it is finally glorious fall weather here. Over at Vent My Spleen, Amy has been listing every day a new reason why October is awesome. I thought i'd add my two cents: October is the best because it is the only month when you can use the phrase "giant pirate scarecrows." Outside of nursery in Leesburg, VA I spotted this giant pirate scarecrow who has to be 30 feet tall - check out the tiny team member Amy (different Amy) for size reference: