Scarecrows at Lombardi Ranch
Saugus, Calif.
Oct. 22, 2006
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Success almost scared us away from one of Jen's
favorite old haunts: the simple pumpkin stand run
by her friend Julia's family has swollen to monster
proportions, with a huge dusty parking lot across
the highway, crossing guards, a live band, and hordes
of families who had driven in from the Valley for some old-fashioned
country experience. When the corn maze guardian turned her away, pointing
her towards a long line to a cashier charging $4 for the walk, she
resisted asking, "Don't you know who I am," and instead grabbed the girls' hands for a
hasty exit. But someone had wisely decided not to charge for
Scarecrow Alley, where exhibits built by local scout
and church groups are displayed. It being free, the crowds
had deemed it worthless, and so we enjoyed wandering
among the corn, greeting the scarecrows (a third of which
played off the "Jack Scarecrow" pirate theme), and walked
away satisfied.
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