Chris and I took our annual fall drive today. We do it every year the weekend between our birthdays. It's hard to believe I am 42 and Chris 44. It just dawned on me, I am old like my parents!!!
We just took a day drive, usually we go for the weekend, but the economy being what it is and the desire to conserve money, we just enjoyed the day. There was a pumpkin patch over in Donnelson that I had been hearing a lot about, so we decided to head that way. I was certainly glad to see that the rain had cleared this morning. It turned out to be a nice drive down, I knitted, Chris drove, as always. At least I didn't sleep, I have the bad habit of falling asleep in the car.
Chris posing with the old truck out front.
There are plenty of pumpkins, gourds, and squash to pick from. The big building in front is full of gifts and crafts for the avid shopper. I did buy a pamphlet about winter squash.
I did stop to pose with the old truck my self, who could resist.
After we left Kathy's we headed up the road to the apple orchard.
Here we met up with a few friends.
Here we met up with a few friends.Appleberry Orchard Located at 2469 Hwy 2, Donnellson, IA
I did forget to mention our friends were the four legged kind. This guy was more than will to offer up a smooch.
This is some of the beautiful backdrops we passed as we traveled our way to
Fort Madison on Hwy 2.
Fort Madison on Hwy 2.
In Fort Madison as we waited at the swing bridge for a barge to come thru, I had to take a few pictures of the sure beauty of the landscape. We crossed the bridge to go to the fish market in Niota.
When we crossed back over, we stopped for a burger at the Wally Burger.
Our Last stop was at a winery in Franklin. There we sampled some good wine and heard the interesting past of this lovely little vineyard.
Christian Herschler District
Winery & Stagecoach Stop
Circa 1840
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