It is October and the sun goes down early and the nights become a bit chilly.  Trees begin to turns from green to brilliant yellow and orange.  It is also apple season.  All sorts of apples become available for harvest.  This year up at Graves Mountain Lodge, for 3 weekend in October, the Apple Harvest Festival.  The festival brings several thousand visitors to Madison.  All sorts of crafts and food is available.  With the influx of people, the squad goes into action and provides medical support for the event.  
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Unit 384 at the Apple Harvest FestivalAs you can see, bus loads of folks coming in. It was a brilliant and sunny days up at the festival today.Shot of the front of 384 against the festival backgroundSome of the many festival visitorsLots and lots of people flock to the festivalCool and inviting waterPumpkins available and 384 in the background Hay rounds for the visitors to climb on and have fun with 384 in the backgroundTop of the pile with 384 keeping an eye on thingsCivil war re-enactorsCivil war camp on the festival groundsCivil war campChildrens play area with hay rounds to climb about. You can just make out 384 in the backgroundCivil war camp
Photos from Standby Support on October 9, 2011
Photos from Standby Support on October 16, 2011
Another October weekend, means standby at the Apple Harvest Festival for the SquadFun with hay rounds!Fun with hay roundsFun with hay rounds - SMILEGiant catPumpkins in the morning...More pumpkins in the morningLooks at the trees in the backgroundPretty, prettyLast of the pumpkins!Pretty MumsLook at the color of these mumsMaking apple butterWould not be an apple harvest festival without apples!Would not be an apple harvest festival without apples!Would not be an apple harvest festival without apples!Check out that color!Check out that color!Color is just poppin'Red is just poppin' on these treesShot of the craft areaCraft AreaHere comes Medic 387 for dutyMedic 387 coming into the festival groundsBetween the hay roundsOver here...Medic Lind B and her faithful driver EMT/B Bill B arriving on the grounds for the festivalOn location and ready for the dayThe crew for the day, Medic Linda B and EMTs Bill B and Mike G. Was a really great day, sunny and pleasantIts gonna be a good day!Discussing the plan of the dayHave a good day MCRS crew!Wouldn't be an apple harvest festival without a big apple!
Photos from Standby Support on October 23, 2011
On Route 670, on the way to the Apple Harvest standbyThis week it was Unit 389 turn for standby since several units were involved in the EVOC course and some units needed to stay in station to answer calls for the countyUnit 389 is our oldest unit in our fleetUnit 389 on standbyLight crowd so far despite the great weatherCarriage rides were available this weekendMCRS Captain Jones making some Apple Butter the old fashioned way, over an open firePumpkinsMCRS crew for the day, EMT-B Taylor in yellow jacket and EMT-E Jeff in front of the Big Red AppleMCRS crew for the day, EMT-B Taylor in yellow jacket and EMT-E Jeff in front of the Big Red Apple. That is a 1930 era ice cream churn the crew is standing near389 through the trees. Some of the tree still have a bit of colorMCRS EMT- B Taylor with a new "friend"Attempting to offer up some foodSome blurgrass music to start the dayCrowds getting a little heavierJeff and 389Shot of the craft areaJeff relaxing next to 389Here comee the hay ride backENd of the hayride