It didn't feel right going to the pumpkin patch in shorts, tee-shirts, and 80+ degree weather, but it was October and the kids wanted to go so late Sunday morning we set off to Faust Family Produce on 191.
While we waited for the tractor to come back from the patch, we looked at and picked some mums out, then checked out the produce inside - corn, tomatoes, onions, and a host of others and took some pictures of the kids as witches and ghosts at the cut out areas they had.
Then we loaded into the wagon and sat on hay bails for the ride to the patch. Like everywhere the ground was dry and as we arrived it was a bit different because frost hadn't killed anything yet. That not-withstanding, there were a ton of pumpkins to choose from. Our youngest daughter opted to pick one's furthest from the tractor and our oldest picked the biggest one she could find (well, that we'd let her have).
On the ride back we were visited by the headless horseperson, though it just didn't seem as spooky in the hot sun.
We weighed-in the pumpkins, picked some gourds, and loaded up the car. Not quite a fall day in the fields at harvest time that we are used to, but a very enjoyable late Sunday morning.
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We're waiting / hoping for cooler temps before heading out to the headless horseperson patch. ;-P
This weekend was great though. I went surfing, yes, surfing at Bradley Beach in NJ on Saturday. 86° outside / 70° ocean temp and great waves — no wet-suit necessary, in October!
Sunday morning I visited our great skate park for a quick 1 hour session (before any young skaters showed up to let me know just how out of shape I really am).
Jack Herbst was there blowing leaves, pebbles, and other tree debris from the skate park in prep for a small impromptu demo for the kids held and sponsored by Amateur Athlete. I didn't get any other info, nor a chance to go back down and take pics or notes. I'm hoping Jack has some follow up details. I'll send a link if I get any more info on that.
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