Good Morning everyone. It's 39º here and another nice day in store.
On a recent drive to the shores of Lake Erie, we see one of the many varieties of grapes. I don't know too many of them, but I suspect this might be a wine grape. Leaf from a Sycamore tree. Some of them get huge.

My Halloween bench. Finally I got the mums for it.

This is a close-up of one of my Mums.

This is another one.

Yesterday turned out to be another busy one. We got all the "kids" wood finished up too. In the afternoon they made cider. I have a bushel of apples to process, so I won't be loafing around today either. LOL. Have a great day all.

Good Morning. Another gorgeous day in store.
On Thursday we took a ride to the Paschke Mum farm on the Lake Erie shore line. I have lots of pictures, so I'll get right to it, and try not to talk too much.
This is a shot coming down the hill into North East, Pa. You can see some grapes in the foreground, and the lake in the background. Arriving at the Mum farm, this is a shot of the front.

Everywhere you look there is beautiful color.

Out back of the store, there are fields of Mums that you can dig yourself if you want to. They are cheaper too.

Another view of the fields. I can imagine the color from a passing airplane. The ones that land at Erie International Airport fly low over this area during their approach. In the background you can see some of their many apple trees.

Inside the "greenhouse" you can take your pick from many different kinds. They are all so beautiful it's difficult to make a choice. ( I ended up with 3 !). There is also lots of Indian corn hanging on the walls to choose from too.

Toward the other end of the store are lots of grapes for sale, along with flavored syrups, flower arrangements, flags, apple butter, pickles, jams, and jellies.

Lots of apples for sale too. The smell throughout the store is wonderful. They even sell homemade pies.

Outside there are plenty of pumpkins.

Another display out near the road.

You can walk on a self guided tour of the Mum fields.

Lots of yummy winter squash to pick from.

All loaded up, we set off for home always taking the back roads. We saw this large herd of Black Angus cattle.

About 5 miles down the road are these Charolais ( pronounced Char-lay) cattle. I've posted them before, but I like the way they look, and they are always near to road, so taking pictures is easier.

I apologize again for not visiting too many blogs yesterday. We were busy all day working in the barn, getting ready for the goats and chickens on Thursday. Today we'll finish up the wood, so I may be absent today too.

Have a wonderful Saturday.