Saturday, August 3, 2013

7-3-2013 Fall Flower Carpets

This afternoon Glen and I drove the 80-mile Heritage Trail around the Amish communities of Elkhart, Bristol, Middlebury, Shipshewana, Goshen, Nappanee, Wakarusa and back to Elkhart.

The Heritage Trail is described as "a scenic, winding loop that leads you to area attractions, treasure-filled shops, historic stops, restaurants serving tasty Amish fare, lively downtown eateries and friendly faces at every turn."

I would agree wholeheartedly with that description.  There are hundreds of neat, clean, beautifully landscaped Amish farms; thousands of acres of corn and popcorn, soybeans, alfalfa.

Every lawn is edged with many colorful flowers.  Most of the houses are white.  I feel that the flowers add color to their lives (but what do I know?)

Planning a trip to the northeast this fall?  Save this date--October 1-12.  

"North America's only Fall Flower Carpets will create dazzling, showy displays in the down towns of Elkhart and Nappanee."

Each garden will share a "Celebrate the Arts" theme and will be crafted with over 7000 mums.  Each will fill an entire city block.

Below are two photos that represent  a "quilt garden site" that is scattered throughout the Heritage Trail.




We also checked on the status of the motor home this morning.

Yes, Michelle was working on Saturday.  She had applied the first primer coat but wasn't happy with it so was starting over.  Here's a picture of our home.  The area above the windshield, front door is the area being painted.



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