A Trip To The Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday I had to run out to the local pumpkin patch to get a small pumpkin for Lauren, my 7 year old. They are going to use them for a craft at school. So, I hopped in my car and thought I would take a few pics on the way.
This is one of the first things I came across on my trip. It is a steam thresher. This is an early version of a combine, which would be used to separate the grain from the unusable parts of the wheat.

This particular piece of equipment has special meaning to me. My grandfather, my dad's father, worked for the maker of this piece of equipment. The Huber Company of Marion, Ohio. So, when I saw this I had to stop and ask if I could take a picture or two.

As I continued on down the road this is what you will see. Oh yes that is bittersweet! She grows her own and not just one vine.......

but two!

So, here we are on the road to the farm market. The trees at the entrance were just spectacular!

Well, here we are! This is one of my very favorite places to go every year. If you look closer at the greenhouse you can see that sadly they did have some damage from hurricane Ike.

They have small pumpkins......

And you can enjoy looking at some of the old time farm equipment.........

And of course they have a werewolf driving a tractor.......

And wagon loads of pumpkins to choose from.......

And here are some gourds that are painted up to look like apples and they really did, too!

Well, that was my quick trip to the pumpkin patch. It is only about two miles or so from my house. It's just one of my favorite little local places and I wanted to share it with all you gals! I hope you enjoyed it!