Gibson’s yard casts a spell with Halloween fun

Cast of characters grows each year at her L Street home

Colorful characters -- some spooky, some silly -- fill Annie Gibson’s front yard on L Street in what has become an annual, growing tradition.
Colorful characters -- some spooky, some silly -- fill Annie Gibson’s front yard on L Street in what has become an annual, growing tradition.

Annie Gibson’s favorite holiday may be Christmas, but you wouldn’t know it judging by the animated Halloween display in her front yard this and every year. Some are spooky, some are playful, and all are carefully-designed life-sized characters filling Gibson’s yard on L Street, drawing attention from neighbors and passers-by alike. “I just started doing a couple at a time and I’ve been adding to i…