Preschool Pumpkin Patch Day

this morning was our annual preschool pumpkin patch day.

a million preschoolers.
all of their mothers, and some fathers too.
complete chaos.
lots-o-mud.
no coffee, too big a rush... and we were still late. (that's an annual tradition as well, it seems.)
and no sunglasses because i was behind the camera most of the time. (all of the years staring at a computer screen have taken a toll).

and, holy cow, do i have a monster of a headache.
it could have been any of the aforementioned details. but it really doesn't matter. i'm home, unthawing, cozied up to my venti soy latté, and things are looking up. no one here has the swine flu yet, either. but that's a totally different story. and dang-it! why do I have to go and jinx myself like that?

it's a beautiful Fall day, and by looking at the pictures, you'd never know it started out so rough.
enjoy....