Seen while canvassing - signs

Seen while canvassing

Part III- Signs

The best part about canvassing is having an interaction with fellow citizens.  One favorable outcome to canvassing is being able to plant a yard sign.  

Here are some signs we saw while canvassing, and a few signs we planted.

Part IV is here.

During a canvass early in the summer, it was unusual to find yard signs out yet.
We were delighted to find this at the top of a huge hill we climbed.

For months I've had yard signs spilling out of the trunk of my car.

A sure sign that the canvasser will encounter a dog at this house.

Encouragement - yard signs for our candidates.

The trunk of my car.

My canvassing partner and I planted these signs!

Less often seen - signs for the governor and lieutenant governor.

Signs of the opposition: "Who Killed Seth Rich?" and "Drain the Swamp" 

Not sure what flag this is.

"Hate has no home here" sign

An emergency alert we received while
out canvassing.  Plus my rendition of the
President, with his tie.

A sign on a car.

We tried to leave a hand-written post-it note for each voter
we did not get to talk to personally.

As Halloween got closer, we saw quite a number
of signs with this message.

Wine a bit.  You'll feel better.
My sentiments exactly.

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Seen while canvassing - art

Seen while canvassing

Part II - Art and decorations

I found it interesting how folks decorate their homes.  We have an owl statue outside our front door.  Other people have other kinds of statues, even fountains.

As canvassing progressed into October, we saw plenty of Halloween decorations.

Part III is here.

Fountain and frog statues

Please click to enlarge.  I found this cross fascinating.

Chicken inside front door

Fountain and angel statue

Pig

Salamander doorbell decor was popular in one neighborhood.

Same neighborhood, different salamander.

Statue of a goddess?

Sculpture on side porch

Clever wreath made of clothes pins

This was an inflatable dragon with moving wings.
Very impressive.

A car drove right up on this lawn, among all the Halloween
decorations.

Gigantic spider at entrance to house.
Thankfully, this house was not on our canvass list.

Friendly Halloween branch.  Or maybe not so friendly-
it kind of blocked the door.

Ghostly girl on swing

Scary red-eyed rat decoration.
This is not pleasant if you
are not expecting to see a rat, and you look
down and suddenly see this.

"Placed for the comfort of politicians on Election Day."
Huh?!  We actually did not see this while canvassing, but
rather while we were at a town building to object to
Daryl Metcalfe's detestable extreme right-wing stance.

My canvassing partner said, "I hope this is not what
they do to canvassers at this house."

Post-Halloween pumpkins

More gruesome decorations

Family of pumpkins

Steps.  Always lots of steps to climb while canvassing.

Uneven walkways - a danger to canvassers.

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Seen while canvassing - nature

Among the new things I did in the past two years was knocking on doors on behalf of political candidates.  This, for some strange reason, is called canvassing.

I am not a star canvasser, but I did manage to go out canvassing 19 times this summer and fall.  Here are photos of what we saw while canvassing, presented in several parts.

Part I: Nature

On one of my first canvasses this summer, we saw a snake sunning itself right near the front door where we were supposed to knock.  We left that house quickly.  Here are some other examples of nature we saw.

Part II is here.

Raindrops on berries

Foliage blocking the front walkway, indicating that this entrance
is not used too often.

This cobweb was NOT a Halloween decoration.
Another sign that the front door is not
used too often.

This spider dropped in for a visit just
as the voter opened the door.

Peanuts inexplicably left on the front walk.
Is this for local deer?  Squirrels?  Elephants?

We encountered many, many dogs.

Wet leaves are not a canvasser's friend

Fall was late and I was busy.  This photo was taken on the last day I went canvassing

Part 2 is here.