Tourist Activity 2a & Fall Colors 3

We had another great day in Amish country yesterday. We spent our morning in and around Charm, OH visiting quilt and fabric shops, a boot and harness shop, and Keim Lumber. After working up an appetite with all that walking (with a limited amount of shopping), we chose to eat lunch at the Carpenter's Cafe inside Keim. The "Carpenter" referred to is Jesus Christ.

Keim Lumber is staffed primarily by Amish and Mennonite employees and has a worldwide clientele/customer base. They do it right at Keim and provide an open witness for Jesus Christ as a foundation for their business. Keim Lumber is a massive venture in the middle of nowhere that ships everywhere. As you would imagine, customer service is #1 at Keim. What a refreshing experience compared to other lumber yards and home improvement super stores.

And by the way, the meals at Carpenter's Cafe taste great and are a good value, too.

From Charm we headed out Highway 70 for a few miles and returned to The Farm at Walnut Creek. You can enjoy our previous posts about that here and here. The weather was perfect and we had a small group on our wagon ride through the exotic animal enclosure. The ostriches were totally rude, the Highland cow was still a vacuum cleaner for animal feed, the llamas would run along side the wagon, and all the other animals were glad to see us. Feeding and petting the giraffes is usually everyone's favorite activity. As usual I may split the photos into two different posts. I think I'll focus on some Amish scenes and fall colors shots in this post.

Amish corn shock, Coshocton County, OH

Amish farm, Holmes County, OH

Some trees along the wagon path at The Farm

Another wagon scene with Gus and Pearl doing the pulling

Then on the way home I snapped this picture from the car at Chestnut and 3rd Street in Coshocton. Whether out in the country or back in "the city" the colors are vibrant this year.

Courthouse Square, Coshocton, Ohio

Today we're off to tour Annin Flag, Pearl Valley Cheese, make a stop at MMS Aviation and then this evening travel to an Amish home where we'll be guests at their dinner table. Perfect weather predicted today as well. Wish you were here...