T stands for visiting a pumpkin patch

Do you remember last year when I tried to visit this pumpkin patch and corn maze?

This was the scene last year, and it was also the scene this year until the final Sunday of the month.  In fact, we were told the parking lot was unusable earlier in the day, but by the time my foodie friend Sally picked me up, the parking lot was in good decent shape.

Although I was shooting photos through a dirty window and a moving car,

I couldn't believe how beautiful the leaves were this year.

The trees never get these vibrant colors we normally only see in photos from the east coast.

I couldn't stop taking photos of these trees.

It wasn't long until we were at Bergmann's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch.

There was NO way to get any photos with no people in the shot this day.  It was wall to wall people.

As much as I hoped for a hay ride to the pumpkin patch, I had to settle for a wooden trailer.  You can see one like the one I was on in the photo directly above this one.  Since I was wearing shorts, I didn't want to sit on potentially hot metal.

I'm so short, I had a hard time getting up on the tall trailer.  I remember that a few years ago, when I was younger and not just out of my sick bed for the first time in well over a week, I could have jumped up on the cart like the kids did.  Not so that day.  I was already beginning to feel I should still be tucked in with my two motorboats (if you have a cat, you know what I mean).

Then we were off.  You could see the mud tracks that had begun to dry.

We passed games for children,

then saw pumpkins peeking through the rows of corn.

I later learned this row of trees

was meant to hide part of the corn maze.

This image was snagged from Bergmann's web site and assured people it was the largest corn maze in the state.

People were waiting to be let into the corn maze.

This boy worked there and was collecting the paper tickets each person who would enter the corn maze must provide.  You can see one person had his ready.

After everyone with tickets got off to wind their way through the corn maze (note the water and mud standing in the tracks),

the rest of us headed to the pumpkin patch.

To be honest, I'm not sure what I expected, but this certainly wasn't it! As I was writing this post, I noticed the bee hives in the distance (back right in the photo).

This image, also snagged from Bergmann's web site looks more like what I expected to see.

While the pumpkins were close to the road, the gourds were far in the field, close to the borders.  I selected 10 of them.

All too soon, the experience was coming to a close, as we headed back

past the edges of the corn maze.

I got so mad at myself, because we saw another set of beehives, but I didn't have my camera out.  I thought I had missed the photo, but it appears I got at least part of the various hives in my photo.

At least I got a photo of this machine that creates straight rows in a field.  This time it was working in a very muddy field!

Although I got most of the beehives, I totally missed the tractor tire swings.

I managed to get a decent image of several inflatables

and portions of the trike track seen here

and here.  Then it was time to go home.  For a family, this would be a lot of fun, but rather expensive, since each attraction required a ticket to participate.  The petting zoo, movies, and trailer ride to pick pumpkins were free activities, and admission was also free, which was a big draw for me, since most of the pumpkin farms had an admission fee, in addition to the cost of any pumpkins purchased.

I was actually glad to be heading home, since I felt I had overdone myself and was now quite weak.  Note the red building in the background above.  More on that another time.

We had to pass Bionic Burger on the way home,

so Sally wanted to stop in.  Even though it was Sunday afternoon, the place was crowded.

Once we had ordered at the counter and seated ourselves, Sally pointed out the vignette

over the entrance.

I seem to be playing Sharon, who admitted she forgot to take photos of her drink last week.  I forgot to show our water, then our sandwiches.  Hers was a hamburger, mine a grilled cheese.  Thankfully, all the signs on the walls had me covered.  I see three drinks on this wall,

and at least two in this photo.

Sorry I was so long winded this week. I hope you enjoyed your trip to the pumpkin patch and trip past the corn maze.  It's now time for you to share your own drink related post.  Feel free to discuss anything. Your post may include photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Then, please link your story below.  The photos don't have to be taken on Tuesday, and can relate to anything with a drink.  Please use the direct link to your T post, not your blog in general, so we can find you easily.

This is Day 6 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM), and I hosted a link-up drink related party.