Meadow Hill

Kids go on a pumpkin-picking adventure!

By Louise Haight
Posted 10/22/20

Students in Miss Kathy’s class, at Miss Cindy’s Nursery School were excited to visit Lawrence Farms Orchards and go apple picking on a perfectly beautiful autumn day.  The prize …

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Kids go on a pumpkin-picking adventure!

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Students in Miss Kathy’s class, at Miss Cindy’s Nursery School were excited to visit Lawrence Farms Orchards and go apple picking on a perfectly beautiful autumn day.  The prize treat for every boy and girl was making apple sauce in their classroom, and it was a merry-making success, and a little lesson on Johnny Appleseed.  Every school child knows about Johnny Appleseed and his great love of apples, and what he liked to do best in the whole world was to find a sunny spot, dig a little hole, and plant an apple seed.  He knew the seed would grow into a sturdy apple tree, because he had been doing this for so long, that the whole countryside around his home was shining with healthy young apple trees.
 Johnny was already worried that he had no more space to plant his trees, when he was walking down the road and feeling sad, and suddenly he heard singing and music that was calling for men and women to “Git on a wagon rolling West, out to the great unknown, or you’ll by left alone.”  These were the pioneers and their families venturing out to the big empty West, to build new homes and lives.  But Johnny was afraid because he was not big and strong to chop down trees and build homes.  Soon, the wagons were gone, and he said to himself, “I wish I could go.”
 Now, Johnny had a little scare, when he heard his Guardian Angel speaking to him, and telling him he was really needed in the West.  Not to cut down trees, but to plant them because the pioneers will need apple trees.  And as a little nudge, his Guardian Angel said, “Why Johnny Appleseed, you just think of the things that apples make, and be sure to hum or sing this merry little song, as you go along.  There’s apple pies and apple fritters, apple cores to feed the critters, tasty apple cider in a glass.  There’s apples baked and boiled and frizzled, taffy apples hot and sizzled, and there’s always good old apple sass!”
However, the dear man was afraid because he had no knife or gun, but the good angel reminded him that all he needed was a little pot to cook in, a stock of apple seed, and the Good Book to read.  And the rest is history, as Jonathan Chapman, the real Johnny Appleseed, made friends of all the animals who guided him on his way, and every man, woman, and child who braved this mighty adventure, of our rapidly growing country were forever grateful to Johnny Appleseed and his good angel.
 

Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club will enjoy an easy, four-miles walk around Chadwick Lake Park on Saturday, Oct. 24.  The walk is on a beautiful trail around the perimeter of Chadwick Lake in the Town of Newburgh during the peak of the Fall foliage season in our area.
Chadwick Lake is a reservoir supplying water to the Town of Newburgh.  It was created in 1926 by damming the Quassaick Creek.  The reservoir is used as a backup to the NYC water supply.  It is located immediately to the northwest of the junction of State Routes 32 and 300 in the Cronomer Valley section of Newburgh.  Please contact leader, John Ragusa, (917) 692-1159 or jrjr1059@msn.com, for time and meeting place.  Hike will be canceled if there are no takers.  Bring a picnic lunch. Max of eight people.
 
May you always have an angel at your side.