The South Texas Corn Maize with a ghostly twist

October 24, 10:38 PMSan Antonio Sex and Relationships ExaminerMichele Gwynn

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Saying hello to Mr. Scarecrow   photo by Michele Gwynn

Out on Highway 90 East, just outside of Hondo, Texas is the biggest corn maze you’re likely to find. The South Texas Corn Maize, an annual event, features not only the maze, which can be walked in two phases, but lots of activities for the kids such as The Corn Popper bounce, The Duck Derby, the Corn Cannon, a petting zoo with some sweet and friendly goats, and all kinds of good food. In addition, they have a hay ride pulled by a John Deere Tractor and an amazing pumpkin patch where the family can choose and purchase their own pumpkin to carve up a spooky jack-o-lantern.

Admission is $9 for adults, and $7 for kids under 12 and seniors. They also provide military and student discounts of $1 with I.D. If you didn’t make it out there today, October 24th like I did, then you can go on Sunday (October 25th).

An interesting experience found its way to my friends. I walked the first half of the Corn Maize with the gang, but sat out the second half. When they all came out about 45 minutes later, the adults were a little spooked. Seems a stray child wandered up behind them with no parent or guardian in sight. In front of them and behind them stretched an empty path through the corn. My friend, who is a mother of three, asked him his name. He said it was Josiah.

My friend then asked where were his parents. He didn’t respond right away, seeming to be in his own little world. She asked again. Finally, he replied that his parents said it would be okay for him to go with her and her kids. This struck my friend as quite odd. Being a parent, she couldn’t fathom how any parent would consent to or tell their small, 11 to 12 year old child to go off with strangers.

The little boy talked some with her kids. They proceeded through the maze with my friend on the lookout for a parent looking for a lost child. She never found the parents. As they came to the end of the maze, she looked back and the little boy was gone! All she saw was an endless stretch of pathway through the tall corn.

She came out and told me what had happened. She made remarks about the boy’s odd behavior and the fact that she hadn’t seen him since she left the maze. We looked, but never found this little boy again. No one appeared to be looking for him. No alarms were raised.

Something occurred to me after a while and I shared my thought with her. “Maybe you just encountered a ghost in the corn.”

She’s not happy with me for making this observation! Hope she sleeps with the lights on tonight.

So if you get a chance to walk through the South Texas Corn Maize, be aware that you might find a true child of the corn, and his name is Josiah!
 

Texan's have a good sense of humor!

LIne up a few bales of hay and kids can have fun all day!

Two little lady bugs find their way to the Corn Popper.                        

Nachos, roasted corn on the cob, sausage on a tortilla, curly potatoes, Frito pie, and more is on the menu!                          

All photos by Michele Gwynn

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