Yesterday was a lovely autumn day and I took the opportunity to drive the ten miles to Wheatland and visit the pumpkin patch. When the kids were young we would go most years but I'd not been there for a while now. Wow, has the place changed. It's now a mini Disneyland. I took the little train for an overlook. What used to be a circle is now a figure eight track.
There are so many visitors, especially on weekends, that the activities needed to be spread out for better traffic flow.
To eat get in line for BBQ, or at the bakery. Buy candied apples, or cider from the cider mill. Bring your own picnic or schedule a party.
Take a ride on the hay wagon. Visit one of several playgrounds. Gather your own pumpkin from the field or pick one from the box. Buy souvenirs from one of several shops.
An important part are the animals: birds, large and small. Cattle, sheep, pigs, burro and goats.
In the image it's clear that the little goat was stuck in with the burro and wanted to join his kind again. He kept jumping on the donkey's back waiting for the right location to get back. Eventually the donkey angled toward the fence and the goat made a running jump off the donkey's back and cleared the fence.
It was fun to soak up the ambiance of the pumpkin patch again.
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