Suvan Breen (above) builds a scarecrow during the kickoff party for the five-week-long Scarecrow Festival at Art's Nursery in Port Kells on Sept. 24.
The event was a fundraiser for three charities: The Versatiles, Semihamoo Animal League and L'Arche.
The nursery's Scarecrow Festival continues until Oct. 31.
At left: Summer Delio and her daughter Josephine, 3, build a scarecrow.