{"id":21078,"date":"2020-10-29T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T23:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000016330"},"modified":"2020-10-31T10:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T17:22:56","slug":"in-photos-sleepy-lakewood-village-comes-alive-with-a-spooky-and-sweet-scarecrow-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/in-photos-sleepy-lakewood-village-comes-alive-with-a-spooky-and-sweet-scarecrow-contest","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: Sleepy Lakewood Village comes alive with a spooky (and sweet) scarecrow contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the sleepy suburb neighborhood of Lakewood Village, one block has come alive with the spirit of All Hallows\u2019 Eve in the form of various scarecrows to be viewed, and judged, by you. The horror.<\/p>\n<p>The creepy (and cute and creative) contest was organized by longtime Long Beach resident Tessa Murray, who has lived on Blackthorne Avenue for the last 20 years with Frank, her husband of 32 years. Open to Blackthorne residents between Del Amo Boulevard and Village Road, the contest is a family affair, with Tessa enlisting her kids for help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s particularly important during the pandemic to bring people together,\u201d Tessa said, adding that the family has hosted socially distanced concerts on the lawn and other miscellaneous events. \u201cThere are lots of youngsters in the neighborhood that don\u2019t get to trick-or-treat, so we wanted to provide something for them to look at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the thought of candy-less kids spurred the idea, Tessa said the event is really for people of all ages. Tessa, originally from England, said she got the idea from a friend who lives in a little village in East Sussex, which has had its fair share of scarecrows crop up this year.<\/p>\n<p>In all, there are 20 scarecrows up and down Blackthorne Avenue entered in the contest. Online voting is <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeTQQZ0v89YPv08-pQZ0hfdRUe-fscEk6kTbpaOSkuUCc34Tw\/closedform\">now open<\/a> and runs through\u00a07 p.m., with four categories: best overall, scariest, funniest and most creative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of them are very humorous,\u201d Tessa said. \u201cA lot of people have definitely kept their sense of humor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Though the first annual scarecrow decorating contest was only open to Blackthorne residents, Tessa said she hopes to be able to expand next year to additional streets throughout Lakewood Village.<\/p>\n<p><i>The following is a gallery of all 20 entries, listed by address:<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031788\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031788\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4215_4819-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1262\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4215 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cRuthie May\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031789\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031789\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4339_4531-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1717\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4339 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cPhilly Special\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031790\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031790\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4344_4523-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3686\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4344 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cDr. Witch\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30000016347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30000016347\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30000016347\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4350_4776-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1689\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30000016347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4350 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cI\u2019m It\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031792\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031792\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4356_4765-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1967\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4356 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cDaisy and Dan\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000032065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000032065\" style=\"width: 1673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000032065\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/31100732\/4423-Arbor_DaisyDan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1673\" height=\"1206\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000032065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4423 Arbor Road. Photo by Luke Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cFlo the scareCROW\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031795\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031795\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4456_4513-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1893\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4456 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Eddie Van Howlin'&#8221;<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000032066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000032066\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000032066\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/31100908\/4501_Eddie-Van-Howlin-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2796\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000032066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4501 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Luke Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cCorpse Bride\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031796\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031796\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4505-E.-Centralia_4537-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4505 E. Centralia St. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cJack\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031797\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031797\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4532_4795-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1759\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4532 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cHippy Chick\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031798\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031798\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4544_4508-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"4629\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4544 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cBoorista\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031799\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031799\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4549_4754-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2537\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4549 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cPumpkin Crack Jack\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031800\" style=\"width: 2116px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031800\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4600_4735-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2116\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4600 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cIchabod\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031801\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031801\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4617_4494-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"4106\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4617 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Gladys&#8221;<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000032067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000032067\" style=\"width: 1887px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10000032067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/31101029\/4658_Gladys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1887\" height=\"2435\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000032067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4658 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Luke Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;Undying Love&#8221;<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000032068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000032068\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000032068\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/31101141\/4753_UndyingLove-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1471\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000032068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4753 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Luke Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cJRL Crow Family\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031802\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031802\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4759_4480-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2018\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4759 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cLukulele\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000032064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000032064\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000032064\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/31100553\/4809_Lukulele-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3229\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000032064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4809 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Luke Murray.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cNinja Warrior\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10000031804\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10000031804\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SCARECROW4821_4475-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"3439\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10000031804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4821 Blackthorne Ave. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cBob\u201d<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10000031805\" 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