The Pumpkin Patch
My roommates proposed a trip to a pumpkin patch they had heard about in Poolesville, Maryland so off we went. It was a 45 minute trek to get there passing through some serious McMansion country where you had to be careful not to be distracted by the ridiculously showy homes because you might just hit that Jaguar in front of you or get rear-ended by that Lexus SUV on your tail.
After meandering through McMansionville, our Mapquest directions took us into the country, across a one land bridge (!), and seemingly into the middle of nowhere. But when we turned into the farm we found we were decidedly not alone. There were parking directors ushering the hoards of cars from the entire eastern seaboard into what we will refer to as "empty-your-wallet-here, here, and here farm." This place was really quite amazing.
$3 for a "corn maze" that was really a field of corn they had let a few cows tramp through to knock down some rudimentary paths. There was no purpose to the maze. You exited right where you started, there were no dead-ends, there was no challenge of finding your way or discovering things within the maze - unless you count those plywood gravestones haphazardly erected at one corner.
$3 for a hay ride that essentially took passengers very slowly to the pumpkin patch along a less than direct route. If you walked to the pumpkin patch (we did after being ripped off by the corn maze) it took about 5 minutes in a straight shot.
$1 for apple cider - okay, that was worth it - mmm.
$3 for caramel apples - also yummy
$.49 per pound for pumpkins - a little steep, but I went for a smallish one. Let me tell you, though, I saw families shelling out $50+ in pumpkins alone!
$.50 for food to feed the chickens, turkeys, goats, and cow, all of which looked decidedly plump thanks to the generosity of visitors. The farm probably doesn't feed the critters for the rest of the year!
and the list could go on...
But everywhere you looked, people were following their kids around with open wallets, just trying to shell out as much cash as possible. It was truly a sight to behold. But it could not have been a more perfect, sunny, warm, gorgeous fall day. Oh, sorry, how much is it for the sunshine?? Oh, keep the change.
My roommates proposed a trip to a pumpkin patch they had heard about in Poolesville, Maryland so off we went. It was a 45 minute trek to get there passing through some serious McMansion country where you had to be careful not to be distracted by the ridiculously showy homes because you might just hit that Jaguar in front of you or get rear-ended by that Lexus SUV on your tail.
After meandering through McMansionville, our Mapquest directions took us into the country, across a one land bridge (!), and seemingly into the middle of nowhere. But when we turned into the farm we found we were decidedly not alone. There were parking directors ushering the hoards of cars from the entire eastern seaboard into what we will refer to as "empty-your-wallet-here, here, and here farm." This place was really quite amazing.
$3 for a "corn maze" that was really a field of corn they had let a few cows tramp through to knock down some rudimentary paths. There was no purpose to the maze. You exited right where you started, there were no dead-ends, there was no challenge of finding your way or discovering things within the maze - unless you count those plywood gravestones haphazardly erected at one corner.
$3 for a hay ride that essentially took passengers very slowly to the pumpkin patch along a less than direct route. If you walked to the pumpkin patch (we did after being ripped off by the corn maze) it took about 5 minutes in a straight shot.
$1 for apple cider - okay, that was worth it - mmm.
$3 for caramel apples - also yummy
$.49 per pound for pumpkins - a little steep, but I went for a smallish one. Let me tell you, though, I saw families shelling out $50+ in pumpkins alone!
$.50 for food to feed the chickens, turkeys, goats, and cow, all of which looked decidedly plump thanks to the generosity of visitors. The farm probably doesn't feed the critters for the rest of the year!
and the list could go on...
But everywhere you looked, people were following their kids around with open wallets, just trying to shell out as much cash as possible. It was truly a sight to behold. But it could not have been a more perfect, sunny, warm, gorgeous fall day. Oh, sorry, how much is it for the sunshine?? Oh, keep the change.
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