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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Half Marathon at Maize Valley Farm: Stomp the Grapes!

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Half Marathon at Maize Valley Farm: Stomp the Grapes!

Saturday was another beautiful fall day, and even if you’ve never pounded the asphalt in a pair of trainers (or don’t care to), that’s no reason to run for the hills when it comes to watching the area distance runners do their thing at the annual Stomp the Grapes Half Marathon at Maize Valley Winery in Hartville, Ohio: Needless to say, these folks are as sleek as the bottle of wine and wear their running gear like a second skin (of which I am jealous, quite naturally

Although this was my first race (as a spectator, of course), it will not be my last. Just watching these athletes test themselves is inspiring.

I hope this selection of photos will allow you to get a quick taste of the start and end of the race (and some intervening moments at Maize Valley). You’ll also note a few sequences within the group of images below. I felt they were just too precious not to share

Enjoy!

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Local Ghouls

What started out as a freezing, overcast day morphed into sunshine and bearable temps just long enough for the local Ghouls to make their rounds today.

We’re new in the neighborhood, and it’s a good thing I’m chatty: I asked a woman in line in front of me in Subway the day before Halloween how many kids she thought we might see.

“Oh, at least a couple of hundred. Maybe 300.”

Well, I didn’t count, but we must have had 400 or more kids. I’ve never seen anything like it, and yes, we ran out of our 10-15 pounds of candy 2o minutes before official treat hours were over. (Note: A few times we had what seemed like an entire third-grade classroom in line for candy. Notice that I said, “a few times.” )

Here are some of our favorite snaps of today’s Ghouls. Hope you enjoy!

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Maize Valley: Part 3

The Rest of the Story

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Anyone who’s been to Maize Valley Winery’s Fall Festivities already knows that there is no way to capture the whole “rest of the story” in an afternoon of shooting (photos). What follows is a selection of images from its Pumpkin Patch and the back half of Maize’s wonderland of play.

Two points of interest:

1. I hung out in the pumpkin patch for a couple of rounds of visitors, all transported there by hayride. I chuckled at the following observations:

Most kids literally jumped off the hayride and sprinted through the pumpkin patch, driven by the excitement of finding the perfect pumpkin.
I had to laugh at how kids I saw in the 8-and-younger set who were transfixed by the a small number of green (still-growing-and-not-quite-ready-for-pickin’ pumpkins). It’s like those things had a kid magnet on them! And every Mom made one or two retorts to the kids who wanted the green ones: It was either, “Honey, I think that’s a watermelon,” or, “Honey, let’s get a bigger orange one.” lol!

2. While watching a handful of teenage boys jumping haystacks to some made up game of their own, I overheard one say to another, “Hey, this is actually pretty fun.”

Now, speaking as one who is undeniably passionate about the stranglehold that video games and other sedentary time wasters have on our kids (everything in moderation is my motto), had you been telepathic enough to get inside my mind on hearing the young man’s comment, you would have seen me mentally texting back to him the equivalent of “IKR!” (Translation: “I know, right?”)

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Metal-eating MEGASAURUS at Maize Valley Winery: Part 2

Yesterday marked the first of two visits the SPECTACULAR Megasaurus is making at Maize Valley Winery this year, and even at my age, I was a bit awe-struck at the might of this fire-breathing, metal-eating monster (and at three stories tall, why wouldn’t I be?!).

Pre-show, you grown-ups might enjoy the chance to speak with Mega’s inventor, who happened to be manning a booth at Saturday’s show. (I jokingly asked him, “So, how did you get into this? Just come home from work one day and say, ‘Hey, honey. I’ve decided to quit my job and build a giant, fire-breathing dinosaur?!’) While you’ll have your own questions, according to Mega’s inventor, the dinosaur globe trots and has even made a Hollywood appearance or two. (How’s that for following your dreams?)

The mighty ‘Saurus made his debut just around twilight, where he began warming up by growling about the backwoods and throwing a few fireballs. At that point, those who were still busy playing around the farm took note and joined the enormous group of people gathered where woods meets field at the back of the property.

Frankly, to say that Megasaurus completely enraptured the audience would be an understatement. Even I barely took time to turn around and grab a few audience shots because, well, I couldn’t take my eyes off that thing as he picked up two cars filled with pumpkins and made a light snack out them. Metal-metal-munch-crunch! (Truth be told, this overgrown sissy was even slightly afraid to look away…just in case Mega might decide to head our direction, I didn’t want to turn around to find him hovering over me!)

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I’ve decided not to share too many of the images from this particular experience because it is truly something you must see for yourself (and I wouldn’t want to spoil it for you) but here are a few teaser images for those who’ve been thinking about taking the kids out for Mega’s second appearance at Maize on October 29.

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Maize Valley Winery: Part 1 of 3

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Heeding a call from Maize Valley Winery – my favorite family autumn destination – I took a brief hiatus from, well, my current hiatus to cover an appearance there today by very special guest, Mr. Megasaurus, the fire-breathing, car-eating dinosaur. But before and after the jet-setting robot appeared, I took some time to breathe in the Maize Valley way of life, where kids run, jump, climb and play the old-fashioned way.

Before presenting the first in this series – a group of shots taken while kids of all ages climbed the haystacks in the quickly fading light – a word to the wise: For those of you who haven’t been to Maize Valley (just a hop, skip and jump from downtown Hartville), they offer year-round festivities including delicious Vinter’s dinners, cruise-in’s, trail runs, a Farmathalon, an art and wine festival, balloon lift-offs and tons more activities geared to various age groups, from tots to adults only. As well, people travel from far and wide to visit this local winery, eatery, gift shop and all-around great entertainment venue.