{"id":385,"date":"2012-10-21T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/?p=385"},"modified":"2012-10-21T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T17:59:00","slug":"pumpkin-patch-time-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/pumpkin-patch-time-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Patch Time Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">It&#8217;s October, time when harvest is over, most fields are bare and have been tilled for winter crops or waiting for spring, trees are in full Autumn color, temperatures have fallen from its summertime sizzle to hints of frost at night, the smell of campfires abound, and Hallowe&#8217;en is in the air.\u00a0 There is an air of &#8220;excitement&#8221; as the end of the year holidays return.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">I love Autumn.\u00a0 And Hallowe&#8217;en.\u00a0 Pumpkin patches spring up everywhere &#8211; fields, grocery stores, road side stands &#8211; and no two are alike; some are round and squat, some are tall, some are bumpy, others are smooth. most are orange, some are greyish-white, and some are multicolored.\u00a0 Everywhere you look, pumpkins are sitting on door steps, around trees, sitting on hay bales and next to corn stalks.\u00a0 Carved pumpkins are waiting to be lit with candles on Hallowe&#8217;en night.\u00a0 And some kids are waiting to steal pumpkins and smash them in the middle of the street.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">I recently got my chance to make the yearly trek to my favorite pumpkin patch in Flower Mound, Tx.\u00a0 The entire month of October a family dedicates the fields around their house to selling pumpkins and providing activities for the kids.\u00a0 And during the month they must have thousands of pumpkins to populate the fields.\u00a0 Corn stalks and hay bales sell out early in the month, but there is still plenty of hay for mazes and a tower for the kids to play in and on. <\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This year was different, however, because in past years my wife and I took one our dogs up to be photographed.\u00a0 So, this year I was just taking photos of pumpkins and some of the activities.\u00a0 It didn&#8217;t feel quite right, but it was okay.\u00a0 It got me out of the house and into fresh October air for a few hours, so that was good.\u00a0 By the time I left, I was tired, and my back was beginning to hurt a little.\u00a0 I took a little over 150 photos, which is pretty normal for me.\u00a0 Well, there is always next year to look forward to, and I am already doing that.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/pumpkin-patch-time-again\/dsc_5461\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350651513&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_5461\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The signs of Autumn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?fit=648%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-386 \" style=\"border: 5px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"DSC_5461\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_5461.jpg?w=1944&amp;ssl=1 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/pumpkin-patch-time-again\/dsc_5411-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350650019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;72&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_5411\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?fit=648%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-389 alignright\" style=\"border: 5px solid black; margin: 5px;\" title=\"DSC_5411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enrjyzr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_54112.jpg?w=1944&amp;ssl=1 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s October, time when harvest is over, most fields are bare and have been tilled for winter crops or waiting for spring, trees are in full Autumn color, temperatures have fallen from its summertime sizzle to hints of frost at night, the smell of campfires abound, and Hallowe&#8217;en is in the air.\u00a0 There is an air of &#8220;excitement&#8221; as the end of the year holidays return.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I love Autumn.\u00a0 And Hallowe&#8217;en.\u00a0 Pumpkin patches spring up everywhere &#8211; fields, grocery stores, road side stands &#8211; and no two are alike; some are round and squat, some are tall, some are bumpy, others are smooth. most are orange, some are greyish-white, and some are multicolored.\u00a0 Everywhere you look, pumpkins are sitting on door steps, around trees, sitting on hay bales and next to corn stalks.\u00a0 Carved pumpkins are waiting to be lit with candles on Hallowe&#8217;en night.\u00a0 And some kids are waiting to steal pumpkins and smash them in the middle of the street.\u00a0 I recently got my chance to make the yearly trek to my favorite pumpkin patch in Flower Mound, Tx.\u00a0 The entire month of October a family dedicates the fields around their house to selling pumpkins and providing activities for the kids.\u00a0 And during the month they must have thousands of pumpkins to populate the fields.\u00a0 Corn stalks and hay bales sell out early in the month, but there is still plenty of hay for mazes and a tower for the kids to play in and on. 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