eX-ploration

DoodleBug and I discovered that our local CSA was having their annual plant sell today. So we put on our adventure clothes and set off to eXplore new territory.

I have yet to participate in the CSA- mostly because I was a bit confused about the whole thing at first. Now that I've got it figured out, I will consider giving it a shot. It's got to be cheaper than organic at Whole Foods.

Anyway, Thornhill Farms is a direct shot up 17 North, about 45 minutes from us. It's a very uneXciting drive so we had to entertain ourselves. Which is why we decided to stop at Bagel Nation. Yeah, I pretty much know that bagels are NOT on the ketogenic diet. But it was so good. And so worth it. :)

Then we sang along with the radio and played a bit of trivia until we saw this:

First on our agenda was to procure tomato plants for the garden. We found 16 plants- 6 different varieties. We made sure that four of them were cherry tomatoes since DoodleBug is particularly fond of those. Right off the vine.

We also picked up a zucchini, a squash, an eggplant--one of each since I haven't had success with these the last two years. The farmer lady gave me some tips. We'll see how it goes. The picture below is the area of the plant sell--

We also got a few flowers. And a couple of cucumber plants.

Then we went to eXplore.

The farmer lady told us to follow the fence line and blahblahblah...neither DoodleBug or I are very good at listening past the first 20 seconds or so...which means we never found the sheep. Or the cows. Or the pigs. Maybe I should have tried plugging 'sheep' into the navigation app on my phone. Or listened better.

But we did find chickens---I thought of you Kim!

And dogs---

And a huge pond---

With lily pads a water lily---

And birdhouses like this one---

And a random dad with his little girl---

And these donkey/burro cute little things---

Even though we never found the rest of the animals, DoodleBug and I did have a great time just hanging out spending time together. And scaring each other about the possibility of snakes in the tall grass. Or near the pond. Ew.

We even laughed about how we don't listen like we should. Though she never pulls that when I'm the one speaking.

Ha!

If you want more info about Thornhill Farms, etc. try HERE and follow the links!

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