No dogs allowed *thumbs up*

Going to the orchard is honestly my favorite thing to do in the Fall. Yes...Tuesday was the first day of Autumn! The memory of cider, doughnuts, and playing like a child again always brings me back. I'm never bored. I'm never worried that people may think of me as silly. I'm just me.  I don't know why, but orchards and parks just do that to me. :) So, seeing the above sign made me much happier! (if anyone doesn't know the reason for my dislike of dogs, comment below. I'll tell you the funny story there. )

They have all kinds of exotic animals! There are goats, horses, ducks, peacocks, lamas, donkeys, camels, pigs, sheep, zebra, kangaroos, and my personal favorite, birds! I didn't know that they could have so different animals in one place! And, add that it is free..well, this place rocks. haha

This is a view from on top of a hill. On this hill (which has stairs so you can walk up it) there is what used to be an apple shoot and is now a wonderfully long slide. I don't know why I didn't grab a photo of it... *blushing* I really wasn't thinking... oh bother.. I didn't even get a shot of the amazingly, awesome, firetruck that you can get in and actually pretend drive!  Remind me to take some pictures of it next time. ;)

The birds!

 They have this room see, that you can walk into and they are able to fly all around you. I once had one beautiful green bird land on my hand. In the one second that I didn't breath I was amazed by how light it was. It was calm, yet it gave me a feeling of extreme excitement. I'll never forget that day; in fact I wrote that in my journal when I was 11. See? I told you we have been going to this place for a loongg time. Haha!

We came a little later than we usually do. So, sadly they were out of doughnuts. But, hey, we chose something healthier instead! A bag of apples with some caramel dip. Okay....the caramel wasn't exactly healthy....but it was good! We also got some apple cider. Mmm! Thanks Mom and Dad! ♥

   Then, me and my sisters (Bree  and Sarah) we found some delicious devious looking cookies. We choice the middle on the top. I wanted the middle in the bottom row (I thought it looked better, but I was outvoted. Haha). So, it wasn't wonderful, they were pretty good for the $0.33 we each spent.

 Overall, I must say that I think this was my favorite trip to the orchard ever...well, that is, until I go next year. I love being outdoors, and what better way then at an orchard with my family? ♥

  What has God blessed you with today?

Do you like going to orchards for the fun of it? Or just for apples?