Pre-Halloween snow in Minnesota

There's nothing more spooky than the arrival of winter, especially when it falls before Halloween. Well, a round of overnight snow left a fresh coating on the metro, just in time to give people 1991 flashbacks.

Halloween? Christmas? Why not both?

Thanks to Krissy Engel in Amery, Wisconsin for sharing this photo that pretty much sums up our snowy Halloween.

Snowy Halloween skeletons

What a creepy pair of school bus stop skeletons! Spotted in Elk River for those hoping to steer clear.

A little dramatic, don't you think?

"Weather Watcher Lupin has a high wind warning for Farmington. Too late to help himself," said Greg Kelcher.

More like snow hill cranes

This sand hill crane family stayed a day too long, it seems.

The classic patio shot

Rick Nelsen, from Hudson, Wisconsin, shared this classic image of the snow collecting on patio furniture.

A chilly but prepared deer

Dan Menard sent in this picture of a deer getting snowed on before walking away in the Coon Rapids area.

The gathering snow

Dan Menard also sent in this shot of the accruing snow from his yard in the Coon Rapids area.

This is Halloween

Funny how the addition of snow can make even the most spooktacular Halloween decorations "read" as holiday lights.

Before the storm

In Victoria, prior to the storm (actually a year or two, according to the photographer), a squirrel made a meal out of this very Jim Henson-like decoration. So you see, there's no reason to let all this snow get you blue in the face.