It’s A Whirlwind!
That’s about how I feel during the last few weeks. Even though the crops are in the ground and nature is taking care of things right now, I’m not sitting back and watching the corn grow–I’m busy working on the other side of the farm–Bloomsbury Farm, our tourism business. We are well known in Iowa for our pumpkin patch, corn maze, farm activities and our October haunt venue–Scream Acres. Someone has to build and maintain the entertainment pieces and it falls into my hands. The photos below show:
- That’s us in the wooden structure, working hard on renovating the Haunted Barn in preparation of the October opening of Scream Acres. I’m also building the props for the fall haunt.
- The old-fashioned looking water tower is part of Gemstone Mining that we had to build as part of our newest attraction. Visitors purchase a bag of mining rough from the gift shop and bring it down to the site. Water runs down a long wooden ramp and you get to mine for fossils or gemstones out of the sand. It’s pretty exciting to see what you can uncover in the water.
- That’s blocks of hay beign pulled onto the flat-bed of the truck. We bale hay to put on top of the learning barn to feed the animals.
- Those red and white stipes are the start of the Curtain Chaos. It’s a maze of red and white striped panels. It may not seem like much now, but most things don’t when you’re putting them together. I’ll let you be the judge of whether it is scary come October. Other things I’m working on for Scream Acres:
- Maggot Room
- Tool Room
- Whiskey Still
- Spinning Vortex
Of course, there is more going on to get ready for the pumpkin season and Scream Acres, but I’ll save that for another day. Check out the corn mazes we laid out earlier this year. This year you can bring your cell phones and receive clues through your phone on how to make it through the maze. Pretty a-mazing!!
Later, Dave