A working farm

For two months each Autumn this farm is open to the public.
They have a gift shop and snacks and pumpkins.
On crisp October weekends they are busy.

These farmers have been opening their gates for 17 years.

I was charmed!

Lots of families came out to pick their pumpkins,
ride the ponies and see the chickens!



I was charmed!

Looking for pumpkins

We went looking for a pumpkin patch

and found a pumpkin market.



The day was perfect for picking out a pumpkin.

Lots of fun at the farm.

Day Trip

We took a day trip.

We stopped at an Orchard for some apples.

Apple festivals

and cider are a fun part of Autumn.

Snoppy II

I went shopping this morning while it was raining.
I went to the second hand store and an antique shop.
I met a lovely shop keeper.
I found lots of great treasures.




October has Frankoma dishware in flame
and now Metlox in Rooster Red-red.
This coffee server in Metlox pottery is my first piece.
I have ordered a cream and sugar bowl to match.
I will be searching for more pieces.

I would love to share all my finds!
I need a show and tell spot.
I need a shopping blog!



The skies cleared and I went walking.
I was thinking about all the darling treasures I picked up.
I thought about the two hats I found,
both in orange and so cute.

I thought about how I would love to share them with you.

(Oh, I put the prettiest blue scarf on one of the hats.)

I thought about the outfits I would put together.
I forgot all about taking pictures.



I sat on the deck in the sunshine
with the mums and the Monarchs.
Snoopy II came over.

My life is full of birds and bugs.

My life is full of being creative.

Maybe it is time to create a new blog.
Maybe it is time to learn indoor photography.
Maybe we could walk and shop together!

I would like that very much.

Into the woods

A pair of White-throated Sparrows
were at the pond near the entrance to the woods.
I was so pleased to see they had come back to my area.

Yellowbellied Sapsuckers
had been in my backyard this morning.

I was pleased to see them in the woods.




Flocks of Robins were finding worms after the rain.
Any day now the Juncos will return.

A hike to the river

We drove a Missouri scenic byway.
Our destination was Lexington, Missouri.



We stopped along the way and watched the corn harvest.
We hiked along a trail to the mouth
of the Little Blue river.

The wild chicory was blooming.

A Red-spotted Purple was sunning.

We found the mouth of the Little Blue
and watched her flow into the Missouri River.
Damselflies and butterflies were active in the October sunshine.

We had a lovely lunch and a history lesson in Lexington.

I did a wee bit of shopping too.

Lunch with a Maple Tree

I took my lunch to the park.

I sat under a Maple tree

and enjoyed her color.

The asters are in full bloom.

October has been sunny and warm.