"I carried a watermelon."

This afternoon, Christine, Michelle, "the other Catherine," (the sister of a coworker of Christine's,) and I drove out to the middle of nowhere, Minnesota (really only about an hour from the cities,) and played at an apple orchard/pumpkin patch/working farm. Our three criteria in searching for an orchard were:

1. pumpkins (for Christine)


2. apples (for Michelle)


3. goats (for me!)


We also had lots of fun doing other stuff . . .

These three little pigs are "the other Catherine," Michelle, and Christine!


They had oat groats available, (no, I am NOT feeding the goat popcorn,) for anyone who was interested in feeding the goats. I heart goats lots.


I also held a baby goat!


We took a tractor ride for $1 each, and our driver, Charlie, told us all about sorghum and the different kinds of corn they grew at the farm. Some of our fellow tractor riders were a bit nuts, but we had fun.


(Grown-up) children of the corn:




Very tired baby pigs:


Moo:


My favorite breed of chicken, which I like to call "the hairy chickens"


This little kitty jumped up next to Michelle and I while we were having a snack and tried to sneak bites of Michelle's hot dog:


Wild turkeys!


My meager purchases: a watermelon (which I did carry a little while, until we scored a wagon,) a pie pumpkin, an acorn squash, and a big bag o' red and white popcorn! (I also bought a caramel apple, which I consumed on site.)


I'm so thankful I have friends who enjoy embracing their "inner child" as much as I do! We had so much fun. And oh, do I love fall in Minnesota!