Here in Highland Park » farm http://www.leoraw.com/blog A potpourri of: Highland Park; Jewish topics; Central New Jersey; art, nature, WordPress, health, photography ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:30:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Apple Picking in New Jersey http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2011/09/apple-picking-in-new-jersey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-picking-in-new-jersey http://www.leoraw.com/blog/2011/09/apple-picking-in-new-jersey/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:24:07 +0000 Leora http://www.leoraw.com/blog/?p=18771 apples at Lee Turkey Farm
Last Sunday we went apple picking at Lee Turkey Farm in East Windsor, New Jersey. The previous September we picked apples at Terhune Orchards near Princeton.

chickens at Von Thun Farm
Our first stop was Von Thun Farm in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; however, they did not feature apple picking until the next Sunday. So we proceeded unto Lee Turkey Farm, which also has a corn maze and pick your own corn. My daughter and her friends enjoyed watching the chickens for a while.

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No real reds in this photo, but I loved the rushed look of my daughter running through the corn maze at Lee Turkey Farm.

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Hollyhocks are among my favorite flowers. I photographed these last week at the Longstreet Farm in Holmdel, New Jersey.

hollyhocks green shutters pink flowers tall
Maybe someday I will grow these tall flowers in my own garden.

hollyhocks against blue sky

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I took this photo of flowers at Howell Living History Farm in western New Jersey in the middle of the summer. This shot was taken with the sepia setting on my camera.

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This photo was taken a few minutes later, in full color.

Mary is celebrating the 50th round of Sepia Scenes. Glad I was able to share in this one. And WordPress tells me this is my 900th post.

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Sleepy Cat at Howell Living History Farm in New Jersey

Sleepy Cat at Howell Living History Farm in New Jersey


And when the cat awoke, three little girls played with her.

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They also played with this dog. The dressed-up-in-old-fashioned-clothes women at the farm taught the girls how to throw a corn cob so the dog would go catch it. The dog quickly and happily did so. Then the dog followed the girls around, eager for another game of “catch the corn cob.”

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This rooster photo goes nicely with the photos of the hens on this post about the farm.

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Even the geese at the farm show off for the visitors.

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One of the best parts of the Middlesex County Fair back in early August is the animals. There was a Vietnamese Pot Belly (looked like a little ugly pig), but I didn’t get a photo.

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It’s fun to watch the chicks at the fair hatch from the little eggs.

This week we are headed down to Cape May, the southernmost part of New Jersey. Should be lots of photo opportunities.

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Plants at Edge of Pond at Howell Living History Farm, New Jersey

Plants at Edge of Pond at Howell Living History Farm, New Jersey


Beautiful flowery plants grow next to the pond at Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, New Jersey. Can anyone identify these orange or fuchsia wildflowers? Kerry identified the orange ones as jewel weed.

Pond with Ducks at Howell Living History Farm

Pond with Ducks at Howell Living History Farm

Creek at Howell Living History Farm, Fun for a Run in the Water

Creek at Howell Living History Farm, Fun for a Run in the Water


Isn’t this creek welcoming? Three little girls thought so; you can see one in the creek in last week’s post with watercolor effect applied.

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Chickens at Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, New Jersey

Doorway Marked with a 12 at Howell Farm in New Jersey

Doorway Marked with a 12 at Howell Farm in New Jersey


Each area of the farm to visit was marked on a tourist map with a number, and in those areas there was a subtle number marking the spot.

farm_vegetation
Does anyone know what kind of vegetation this is? I don’t think it’s swiss chard; the stems don’t look as coarse. Update: I have been informed by some of my readers (thank you, EGWow, Carletta and Jim) that these are beets. Jim says they need some fertilizer. I guess the farm folks are paying more attention to the animals than the garden.

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Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, next to Delaware River

Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, next to Delaware River


Today we went to Howell Living History Farm in Lambertville, New Jersey, and after enjoying the chickens, horses, a sleepy cat and a corn-fetching dog, we went to Washington Crossing Historic Park. There are two Washington Crossing parks, one on the New Jersey side and one on the Pennsylvania side. Today we went to the Pennsylvania park, with its historic houses (which were all closed, disappointing the girls we had taken), the park that borders the Delaware River. We got to watch the end of the last screening of the day of “George Washington Crossing the Delaware.”

Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, New Jersey

Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, New Jersey


I took over 200 pictures, so I’m sure some more will be showing up on the blog soon.

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