10.09.2006

A FINE FALL AFTERNOON

"How can I possibly pick just one?"
We took advantage of an absolutely brilliant autumn Sunday to take a trip to Jenny's Farm Market in nearby Dexter. It's a bucolic little joint with hay rides, a petting farm, duck pond, a hay bale maze for the kids and --- most importantly for Mom and Dad -- apple cider and pumpkin donuts.

Here's Zoe snacking on a donut:


She liked the taste just fine, but hates having gritty things (dirt, sand, etc.) stick to her hand. So the donuts, in all their sugar-coated goodness, weren't a big hit.

We saved the apple cider until we got home. After the first tip of her sippy cup, she looked up at Sonja with a sour-puss face and actually shivered. This, of course, drew loud laughs from Mom and Dad. Still, she finished it... pausing for a reaction after each sip. As Sonja said, "She doesn't even like it... she just can't pass up a good laugh."

The downside of the trip was the deplorable conditions the animals were kept in. Seriously... we almost ended up taking two goats and a donkey home with us. Since giving them a better home seemed impossible, I thought I could at least give the horses a break:

Then, of course, we had to pick out a pumpkin. Like Charlie Brown and his pathetic Christmas Tree, Zoe fell for this mis-shapen, still-not-ripe-in-spots monster:

Zoe, by the way, will be a bunny for Halloween. Photos will be available shortly, I'm sure.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The pictures are darling, of ALL the little pumpkins. Needed some new ones for my cubicle and cupboard.

I hope you reported the condition of those animals to someone. Seriously.

Anonymous said...

Great photos! I loved the expressive eyes.

Auntie in IL who opts for frosted donuts(with toasted or plain coconut on top) and no cider.

Anonymous said...

Rebecca Ann would tell cousin Zoe to dip those punkin donuts in ketchup! MMMMM, now that's good eatin'!

Cobbler Ct.

Anonymous said...

everything is/was a seinfeld episode. about three pictures down in this segment we see entrepreneur kramer (or is it NEWman) pulling the rikshaw(or is it richardshaw).

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