I love fall! It is my most favorite of the seasons! So many things happen that make you happy. The air turns cooler, or at least it's supposed to. The leaves change color, pumpkins, gourds and hay bales adorn yards and the MIGHTY VOLS play football! (Go Big Orange!) These are all fabulous signs of the season.
The beginning of fall also marks the time for our annual family trek to the apple orchard. When I say family trek that is exactly what I mean. It is a two hour trip, one way, usually involving a caravan of vehicles and several cell phones to keep in contact along the way. You'd think we were crossing the Sahara! This has become a much looked forward to family tradition! We all load up in our perspective cars and head out of town. I'm sure there is an orchard closer by, but what fun would that be? We drive over interstates and on country backroads through the mountains to reach our destination. Our "apple time" begins with lunch at the wonderful on site restaurant. We eat our fill of fritters and fried chicken then we go apple shopping! Pickins' were a little slim this year because of the drought, but we did manage to load our cars with apples, jellies, gourds, mini-pumpkins and a couple of bags of candy!
It seems like a long ride for short shopping, but I don't mind. This year our cars were filled with not only apples, but four generations of family, and I think that's pretty special!
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