Sunday in NJ

How could it already be Monday again?

Didn't I just say yesterday I would be avoiding the pumpkin patch at all costs? I fully planned to stay home and do crafty stuff and finish up the Halloween decor. Well, I did half of that. The Halloween decorating is done...thanks to a trip to an 'off the beaten path' pumpkin patch. It was too gorgeous outside yesterday to be inside so we went out for a little ride. Our mission:  to try to find a farm stand off the 'Fall tourist corridor.' You don't have to drive very far around here to be in rural/farmy areas so we were successful...

Note the lack cars & people:

 That's our guy in the foreground, 2nd from the left:

This place we found had a small corn field we could walk around in. (Note to self: corn leaves are sharp and prickly!) Children of the corn, anyone?

Someone got crafty with these pumpkins - I was impressed by the detail on some of these. Loved all the color:

I know New Jersey gets a bad rap. With all the obnoxious NJ-based reality shows and the perception that it's very urban & industrial, but it really isn't. It's a great place to live. To the North & East: New York City. To the East & South: the Atlantic Ocean & miles of gorgeous shoreline. To the West: rural farm country. Despite the guidos and the big hairs, I can't imagine living anywhere else.

In my effort to become a 'night scrapper' I will be back at the desk tonight.
Hope you all have a good week!