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<\/a>The goats would politely sniff at a handful of food, then walk away. No more greedily gobbling down the food, hanging around the feed dispenser, or bullying small children for food.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Chickens in trees.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Chickens in trees do NOT want to be touched.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The bunnies were hiding in their houses, probably trying to avoid getting stepped on.<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>This fat sheep was happy to eat any food you brought her. :)<\/p><\/div>\n
We decided to just buy apples instead of picking our own, but the kids wanted to check out the big rock, so we hiked up there and climbed a giant rock for awhile. :)<\/p>\n
<\/a>King of the mountain!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I almost caught them both smiling. :)<\/p><\/div>\n
We bought some apples, fudge (I can’t resist!), maple candy, and salsa, then headed off to hike Mt. Ascutney.\u00a0 By “hike” I mean drive most of the way to the top, then hike the final 20 minutes, which was enough of a hike for my wheezy lungs!<\/p>\n
<\/a>On the way up they posed for a picture!<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A closer cropped view. :)<\/p><\/div>\n
The view from the watch tower was amazing! You could even see a mountain in Massachusetts! I think we still have a little more time before peak leaf colors though.<\/p>\n
<\/a>There was a guy on the top of this tower! Alan felt a little nostalgic for his own tower climbing days. I did not!<\/p><\/div>\n
Eve did not climb the tower with us, so this is a modified family selfie.<\/p><\/div>\n She hung out at the bottom instead.<\/p><\/div>\n It was a beautiful drive on a beautiful day in a beautiful car with a beautiful family.<\/p>\n Life is good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We had a lovely family outing today to the apple orchard and Mt. Ascutney.\u00a0 We made our annual trek to Wellwood Orchard, where I was overwhelmed with how many people were there and how big my kids are now!\u00a0 While … Continue reading <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>