Saturday again started off as a gloomy dreary day, but by mid afternoon it was a great day to be outside. Quite breezy, but I think that makes it seem all that much more like autumn.
Charlotte is visiting Merrymead this fall, she has spun her web over the pen of Harley the Hog. (Harley was sleeping as usual, so I didn't bother him for a photo!)
Then we spotted this witch who seemed to have had a little bit of an accident - OUCH.
This caterpiller was hanging out too. Perhaps this is Eric Carle's Hungry Caterpillar. It is so much fun to see what they can do with pumpkins.
The Great Pumpkin made famous by Charlie Brown is alive and well at Merrymead. (Since it is Fire Prevention Week, the Worcester Fire Company was there, that flag is hanging from the ladder of one of the trucks.)
Merrymead boasts a 5 acre corn maze (at $10 per person), I can get lost perfectly fine without paying $10. Tara wants to go through the maze.. hopefully her cousin Tyler will go with her!
They also have a smaller maze for those younger kids and directionally challenged! I'm hoping these are not folks that got lost in years past!
Pumpty Dumpty is Humpty's cousin, let's hope he stays put!
If he falls he will fall right into the folks serving up popcorn, cookies and yummy apples with caramel!
They have a great pumpkin corral, very popular for taking photos of kiddos as well as purchasing pumpkins! Tara was embarrassed when I asked a cute couple with an adorable baby if they wanted a family photo. We bought a pumpkin that was just a few ounces shy of 20 pounds... at .49 cents/lb! I totally forgot to take a picture of it!
Tara in the Pumpkin Corral - Oct 1997
Tara in the Pumpkin Corral - Oct 2009 (Her eyes are squinty.... I need a do over when we go back!)
I just love fall.... so many things to do!
