2020 Jul 10, Sunflower Fields of Autaugaville, Pratt Park in Prattville and Peach Park Clanton, Alabama

There is nothing hotter than a day in the south in July.

We had been cooped up way too long; hot or not, we were in dire need of a new adventure. 

 I had posted a photo of a field full of sunflowers on Facebook and told my Hubby that I wanted to go. 

 

We rode for several hours to a sunflower field located at 3301 Hwy 14 West, Autaugaville, Alabama. 

There were Sunflower haystacks on either side of the drive as we entered the driveway. 

There were already several cars parked and people walking among the sunflowers, and we were directed where to park. 

We got out of the car, along with our bucket and pruners, to cut the sunflowers. 

Sunflowers are $ 1 each or by the bucket. They were also selling T-shirts and other items. 

We saw a patch of Zinnia and a tractor parked near the sunflower field. There were stacks of hay where you could sit for a picture. 

We began our journey into the field. There were paths that others had tread, or you could make your own path. 

We didn't walk too far because it was hot, and there were a lot of beautiful sunflowers nearby. 

I chose two large sunflowers for seeds and three small ones for a bouquet. 

We stopped to take a few pictures at the haystack and a couple at the entrance.

Sunflower Field 

Sunflower Haystack

Choo-Choo-Cuts 

Beauty shop in Prattville 

Pratt Vegetable Park Prattville, Alabama 

Hubby and I stopped at Pratt Park in Prattville, where we strolled in the community Vegetable Garden that was raised to help people in need. 

It features a variety of vegetables, including strawberries, tomatoes, okra, watermelons, and peppers, as well as sunflowers planted in raised beds surrounded by laid brick.

There were wire arched ways for climbing vegetables and ten-foot-tall wire walls also for climbing plants, such as squash.

There was a concrete walkway through the vegetable garden.

It is a garden's paradise.  

Hubby and I always stop in Clanton at Peach Park,

 known to have the best peaches in South Alabama. 

Peach Park is more than a park, it is a Farmer's Market with fresh produce and canned goods, 

RV Park to stay overnight.

 There is an ice cream shop, sweets, bakery, gift shop, and lunch counter all rolled into one. 

There is plenty of seating outside and inside. 

Playground for the kids and walking trails for everyone. 

Lunch consisted of 

 Hot Peach Cobbler covered in Peach Ice Cream, 

Fried Green Tomatoes, 

Pulled Pork and fried Onion rings 

The giant Peach statue, a wooden bridge 

at Peach Park Clanton 

This was our first long-distance day trip since my knee surgery in March 2020.