Sunday, October 02, 2011

Happy October!

We found the perfect way to spend the first day of October ... pumpkin farming :) Chris, Monica, Terry and I spent the day at 3 different pumpkin farms and had a great time. The first farm we stopped at was Bailey's ...
There were pumpkins everywhere ...
and lots of you pick veggies ... I got three huge zucchini's ... I think there's a few loaves of zucchini bread in my future ...
We picked some corn ... been years since I've had fresh right off the stalk corn ... can't wait to taste it ... and look what I found hiding in the corn lol
The property across the street was were the corn was ... loved this red barn and the pumpkin fence ...
Here's just a few of the pumpkins we got ... we also got a few gourds and a few small pumpkins too ...
Here's my family ...
Our next stop was The Farm at Swan's Trail ... they had this happy scarecrow in one of the pumpkin fields ...

Along with pumpkin patches they also had this wonderful garden ...
I would love my backyard to look like this!
I fell in love with this old wagon ... wouldn't it look great filled with all the pumpkins we got?
very pretty unique bridge ...
and the bridge was a perfect place for another picture of Chris and Monica ...
Here's pictures from their flower garden ... lovely dahlias and so many different kinds ...

The third stop was Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm ... I didn't take many pictures here but it was a lovely place too ... our favorite things here were roasted corn ... soooo yummy! and lots of homemade goodies ... we bought some Black Bean and Corn Salsa and some Blackberry Butter. Can't wait to try them. It really was a great way to usher in the changing of the season ... I LOVE FALL.

Thank you for all your lovely comments on my stitching from my last post. I really enjoyed reading them all ... tomorrow is finishing day ... wish me luck!

I hope you find your Joy in your stitches ...

I'm grateful for fall ...

22 comments:

Lesleyanne said...

Great photos. The garden looks lovely.

MoonBeam said...

Love the pumpkin patch pix. Thanks.

Sherry said...

What great Fall pictures! Looks like it was a fun day.

Faye said...

Love the pun-kin farm!! You took alot of gorgeous photos!! Look forward to seeing you in a couple weeks at MB~~~ Have a safe trip... Faye

Karen said...

You have certainly got me in the mood to buy some pumpkins! Don't you just love fall????

happy stitching....

Nancy said...

Such a wonderful way to celebrate October and Autumn! Sounds like you had a lot of fun Michele! We have a place here that is an "apple farm" that also has a huge pumpkin patch and hope to visit it soon!

Kerry said...

Just found your blog, I love it. My friend Trina a fellow cross stitcher loves The Wizard of Oz too. She even has it on her lisence plate. Hopefully you will check out my blog and hers too. Trina's is stitchingoz.blogspot.com
I love your halloween designs!

Barb said...

We'll be gone for a few weeks but when I get back, I think I'll try to find a few of these. It looks like you had a great time. Plus, I LOVE pumpkin farms!

Nancy said...

Looks like you had a lovely day! I'm jealous over the fresh picked corn, such a treat!

Karen said...

looks nice and crisp there. great pics

Nan said...

What a great way to spend the day!

Shelleen said...

Looks like a perfect day.

Catherine said...

Great fun and great pictures!

Siobhán said...

Great photos!! Oh, I miss pumpkin picking. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Melanie said...

Great pictures!!! Pumpkins are such a great photographic subject, aren't they? The colors just pop.

Fiona said...

What a great way to welcome autumn. Your photos are fantastic.

Sally said...

What a great way to start Autumn. Looks like everyone had a great time:)

Carol said...

Thanks for sharing your beautiful pumpkin farm photos with us, Michele--I almost feel like I was right there with you :)

Enjoy the rest of your fall!

Sherry :o) said...

What a beautiful dahlia in the second picture!! I love the speckled leaves.

Autumn is such a great season - my favorite!

Marie said...

Your pictures are eye candy!

Meari said...

What a fun time! We have a couple of pumpkin patches around here and I've never been to one. Shame on me, lol.

Brigitte said...

Sounds like the perfect day!