The Fall Festival at Ardenwood Farm

I just love Ardenwood Farm. (I’ve posted about the farm before, and also posted about the Victorian-style Patterson House, too.)  This past weekend, they held a Fall Festival, full of cider pressing, corn shucking, and live music.  Of course we had to go!  I’ve never shucked corn, although I was certain it was in my blood since my family is from the midwest.  (Never mind that none of them had ever picked corn.)  Long story short, corn picking is HARD WORK!  Even just plucking a cob of corn off the stalk is really hard!  I have a whole new appreciation for corn picking.  And I loved Ardenwood’s policy — pick however much corn you want; you keep half (for free!) and give the other half back to the farm to feed their animals.

Also, how absolutely gorgeous is Indian corn?  Stunning.  Too pretty to eat.

Sunset at Ocean Beach

Here are some snapshots from Ocean Beach at sunset. I loved how everyone paused for the 10 minutes beforehand to sit or stand and watch the sun dip below the horizon. And how the sky changed from golden to violet to navy so quickly.

Oh HAI, says the goat

This lil’ goat was so adorable and friendly. He was just minding his own business when I came along, hoping to take a picture. When he saw me, he suddenly jumped over and put his face right into mine. “OH HAI!” he said (or so I imagined). He had such a hard little head! So adorable.