Walking in an Autumn Wonderland
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It’s time to add my fall post to the all the others swirling around the blogosphere. I’m finally ready to admit that fall is here. You know I’m a summer girl, but my second favorite season is autumn. It used to be spring, but I think spring works better metaphorically (in theory it’s all about renewal and growth, but really it’s just very rainy). I like summer when all that new growth is realized and ready to go!
So my second favorite season is here, and nothing kicks off autumn like a trip to the pumpkin patch. This time of year I like to go to the local farm at least once a week, picking out a pumpkin each time {and maybe getting a peewee scoop of ice cream while there, too}. We bought our first small pumpkins today along with the ingredients for pumpkin ice cream cookie sandwiches (so easy and yummy!)
Last year Noodle was so tiny when we went and we tried propping her up on the pumpkins but she wouldn’t even look at the camera. This year, she walked around but despite the sea of orange all she wanted to do was sit and play with the gravel. ::sigh:: Maybe next year she’ll be into it?
I love the farm near my home. They have a myriad of pumpkin and gourd varieties that would make even Martha proud. I wanted to show some of the ones that caught my eye today!
The signs were all mixed up this year, so I am relying on memory as to the names of each variety. I know that the lumina sign was on the wrong row, and some of the others mixed in as well. If you see a mistake, let me know!
I hope you enjoyed this little taste of what’s to come for our Halloween Spooktacular! The big event starts on Friday… you should go ahead and snag the button now so you are ready! 🙂 We’ll kick things off with a MEGA giveaway announced on Friday, and I’ll post tips, recipes, decoration ideas, costume ideas, etc. all month long. I’d love to know if you are doing something similar or would like to be featured. Let me know!