Leaves are really red, yellow, orange, and brown all year long; we just can't see it! The intense green pigment of chlorophyll actually blocks the pigments of the other colors. You could say that the other colors are "invisible". In the autumn, red, yellow, orange, and brown become visible and bright when the green chlorophyll weakens before the leaf falls off the tree.
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Connor went to the pumpkin patch and corn maze (maize) this week! Had lots of fun and ran wild . . .
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He's really getting big! .
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Better run through the jungle . . .

Mommy! The pumkin ate me!

Hello Mr. Goat - wanna come home with me?

So, you know the way out of here?

So, we take a left at the next light, and go 2 miles until we see the brown cow . . . Fossils of corn pollen that are over 80,000 years old have been found in lake sediment beneath Mexico City. It was first grown by the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca Indians more than 5,600 years ago. The Indians used the sugar-filled leaves of the corn plant as "chewing gum", immature corn as a fresh vegetable, and the dry, mature kernels of corn were ground into flour. Corn, squash and beans were known as the "Three Sisters" by the Native Americans - sisters who should be planted together. These three plants were important sources of food.

Momma! This one!

Oh no! That one is too big!

How are we getting all of these in the car???

MAN!! The mud got deep in a hurry this year!

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Look at me go!

Ever since Connor started walking,

Mommy has had to come up with innovative methods

to keep tabs on him.
HAPPY FALL TO EVERYONE!

Tractor Training

A Joke for Papa:

A life-long city man, tired of the rat race, decided he was going to give up the city life, move to the country, and become a chicken farmer. He bought a nice, used chicken farm and moved in. As it turned out, his next door neighbor was also a chicken farmer. The neighbor came for a visit one day and said, "Chicken farming isn’t easy. Tell you what. To help you get started, I’ll give you 100 chickens." The new chicken farmer was thrilled. Two weeks later the neighbor dropped by to see how things were going. The new farmer said, "Not too well. All 100 chickens died." The neighbor said, "Oh, I can’t believe that. I’ve never had any trouble with my chickens. I’ll give you 100 more." Another two weeks went by and the neighbor stopped by again. The new farmer said, "You’re not going to believe this, but the second 100 chickens died too." Astounded, the neighbor asked, "What went wrong?" The new farmer said, "Well, I’m not sure whether I’m planting them too deep or too close together."