{"id":3971,"date":"2013-10-06T01:06:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T01:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=3971"},"modified":"2013-10-06T01:06:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T01:06:47","slug":"solomons-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=3971","title":{"rendered":"Solomon&#8217;s Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3972\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solomonscastle.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3972\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3972\" alt=\"The Castle\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscastle-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscastle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscastle-588x441.jpg 588w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscastle.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Castle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ll try to be spookier tomorrow, but Saturday is Adventure Day, and today&#8217;s adventure was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solomonscastle.org\/\">Solomon&#8217;s Castle<\/a>.  It&#8217;s not very Halloweeny, but I&#8217;ll try to post the most seasonal pics.<\/p>\n<p>Here, this lion is a little scary:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3973\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lion.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3973\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3973\" alt=\"lion\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lion-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lion-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lion-588x449.jpg 588w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lion.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lionel<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The castle is the home and gallery of sculptor, Howard Solomon. The exterior of the castle is covered in discarded tin printing plates from a local paper. They have a shimmery iridescence in the sunlight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3974\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3974\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3974\" alt=\"A napping cat in seasonal colors\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscat-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscat-588x441.jpg 588w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/solomonscat.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A napping cat in seasonal colors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Solomon works primarily in metal and wood assemblage, though he also made all of the stained glass windows that grace the castle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3976\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pirate-window.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3976\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3976\" alt=\"Pirates are Halloweeny, right?\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pirate-window-300x178.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pirate-window-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pirate-window-588x350.jpg 588w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/pirate-window.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pirates are Halloweeny, right?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The tour included more PPM (puns per minute) than I have ever experienced in my life. I thought guided Disney rides were bad. I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ll be able to use puns myself for at least a month. The art, though often well-done, wasn&#8217;t my thing, but it was still a very interesting trip into Solomon&#8217;s brain. A very good Adventure Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll try to be spookier tomorrow, but Saturday is Adventure Day, and today&#8217;s adventure was Solomon&#8217;s Castle. It&#8217;s not very Halloweeny, but I&#8217;ll try to post the most seasonal pics. Here, this lion is a little scary: The castle is the home and gallery of sculptor, Howard Solomon. 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