Welcome to Chaos !!

It is the evening before election day. It is in between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. I am not voting because I can't, not a US citizen. In the 2024 election my vote is with Kamala Harris. From what I have seen and heard coming from Trump and his die hard supporters......where does one even start? I am actually in disbelief that there are people that are supporting him.
It is one thing to be a Republican, I don't have an opinion on that and I have nothing against that. But being a fervent Trump MAGA type person, that is something else.
I have no idea what is going to happen tomorrow......I just hope that this thing won't get too crazy and violent. Like can this election not be handled civilized? Is it going to be a "stolen" election again? Another coup attempt on the Capitol Building? I feel that anything can happen and if Trump wins then......it is what it is. Hopefully he won't manage to appoint himself as Potus for life like he has expressed in the past and hopefully he won't execute people that have been against him. What is this, Russia?
Then I also have to remember that the US in not a democracy, it is a Republic and there is a thing called the Electoral College here. In my opinion the Electoral College should be retired. And in this case the Electoral College feels scary.
I read through the Oregon Voter Pamphlet and I really like the Oregon Working Families Party......this is what I want to see.

I looked through both the Multnomah county (where Portland is located) and Clatsop county (location for Astoria) pamphlets.

And then there are people that feel very strongly about the way they do, like this person.
Advertising what he/she (?) believes in to all that pass by this property......Freedom of speech you know.

The sheriff's lieutanant in Ohio practiced his freedom of speech announcing that he was not going to help people that vote Democrat. Yes.....it is actually scary that there are people like this out there. He ain't the only one. 
But it is late, I had a traumatic (yes traumatic) day. I am tired, upset, anxious but I have to push through, I know there are people that have it so much worse than me. If you are eligible to vote then I hope you do (or did already).
 

Follow me up this trail here in Astoria called Cathedral Tree Trail. 

A trail through a lush and beautiful forest, it goes up to Cathedral Tree and/or the Astoria Column.

Take a right to the column. The pictures on the column tells the story of the history of this region.

Continue up to the observation deck, the view up there is great. The only option there.......stairs.

Don't forget to take a left and go see Cathedral Tree, a 300 plus year old Sitka spruce.

A person I met when I went here said that you can ask the tree a question. So go inside/under the tree, there is plenty of room and ask a question. I did not ask anything at that time but I will go back and if the timing is right then I will.
This is a great little hike.

A few days a year a private residence here is Astoria turns into a Doll Asylum. Check this out!
This is the beautiful house where you can find the fun.

The bridge you see in the background is called the Astoria-Megler Bridge and goes from Oregon to Washington, it is all of four miles long. 

Let's take a look inside......

That little girl with the long blonde hair walking in between the trolls in Princess Tuvstarr.
The two illustrations on the piano are by John Bauer (Sweden) and I grew up reading these stories.

The Astoria Doll Asylum is a must visit if you are ever here during the time it is happening.
www.dollasylum.com

October 31 today - Halloween. I love Halloween - all the decorations and all the spooky scary stuff. No haunted houses for me this year (a bit disappointed over that) and back in the day my number one thing to do for Halloween was to go to a rave in Los Angeles called Monster Massive. Those were the days, anyhow......what a bittersweet feeling. I loooooved me some Monster Massive. Read up on it on Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Massive
So.....let me tell you about what I did a couple of days ago. I took an underground ghost tour. Here in Astoria Oregon, there is an Astoria on the East Coast too, it is a neighborhood in Queens.
Years ago one of the times I went to New York City to dance I lived in Queens for about three weeks, if I remember it correctly I stayed in Greenpoint.
Back to the point......the ghost tour. You commence at a butcher shop called Gulleys. A group of us gathered at the butcher shop and the tour started at 7 pm. The owner (?) Diana began by talking about some of the rich and colorful history of Astoria. 
There are undergound tunnels under the town covering about 30 city blocks. There has been two major fires during the years here, in 1883 and 1922. And up until about the 1940s people were being shanghaided here, Astoria was not a safe place. You were basically kidnapped and taken out to sea, put on a ship and forced to work. 
The rooms underneath Gulleys are supposedly haunted and were featured on a show called Ghost Adventures (on the Travel Channel). According to what I was told, you can find the ghosts Abigail, Hatchet Harry, Adam and Sara down there.
But first a picture of Tati, not a ghost.

Everybody was given a device with lights that went from green to orange then red depending on if a spirit or ghost was present. And you also got a metal stick that would rotate towards the ghosts.

A lot of old furniture down there, you get to walk through several rooms, explore undisturbed and look for the ghosts on your own. It is amazing how much space there is under the town of Astoria.
Sit down in that chair and ask to speak to Sara.

I highly recommed the Gulley's ghost tour if you ever happen to find yourself in Astoria.

Managed to squeeze in a short walk today before the sky opened up and rain poured down.

Then the rain stopped, the sun peeked out through the clouds and then I saw this rainbow.

Now I am home thinking about what I am going to do for the rest of the day.

Fall has arrived here in Oregon. Mushrooms have popped up all over, they are so cute! I do not pick any mushrooms and I do not eat mushrooms either. With a few exceptions (psychedelic mushrooms) but that is not often. The psilocybe azurerescens grows around here, fruiting now and people show up from far away trying to find it.
Please do not pick mushrooms and just leave them after you pick them, respect nature. I do not get why some idiots just trample through the forest with zero consideration and respect. 
Here are some cute mushrooms.
These are growing out of stone.

These look like little faerie hats. So delicate.

And there is a little snail next to these. Cuuuuuute!

Pumpkins everywhere. I am not a pumpkin person, I like looking at them but I do not eat anything pumpkin. No pumpkin spice lattes for me.

And some Halloween stuff. A purple outfit on for the club Halloween pic. I do not have a costume this year (not in the mood), so no dressing up for me. I actually thought of wrapping myself in toilet paper and be a roll of toilet paper. Angel Soft 2-ply perhaps?
Hmmmmm......I might muster up some energy later for that.