The day began with a bone chilling walk.  It was 32 degrees and we walked a slow 3.5 miles. It took us about an hour.  The tops of my hands took SO LONG to get that chill out.  We went to breakfast at Creekside Cafe in Washington Mills and I sat there hugging my coffee cup.  Brrrrrr! 

By about 11 AM, the sun was out in full force and the temperature was crisp and comfortable with a thick sweater.  Ted was re-roofing our overhang where we have the storage shed.  DSC_1688

The aroma of a skunk was haunting the air.  We know that little critter lives somewhere around that shed. Most likely under it. 

 

 

I did a lot of baking (those posts to follow), until about 2 PM when we broke for lunch and decided to go for a hay ride at North Star Orchards on Route 233 in Kirkland.  What fun! It was my first hay ride and we came home with some pumpkins, some scarecrows, and plenty of apples. 

Here is our adventure.

The Gourds.

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A Cornucopia of bounty

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Grapes of blue and green.

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 Pies, Sweet Breads, Muffins, Doughnuts, Candy, Fudge…..OH MY!

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The Faces of Fall….

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We took the hayride to the apple trees of Ida Reds and Red Delicious.  Here is a thief caught nibbling at the fruit….

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We got on the ride late and didn’t get a bag for apples.  Making the best of the sunny day, I did a little “strip tease” in the orchard.  Took off off my coat, removed my sweater, put back ON my coat (ha ha! you thought I was being a little “RISKAY” didn’t you?!) and made an apple sack out of my sweater.

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Look at these beautiful trees so rich with fruit!

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It was time to catch a ride back home.

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North Star Orchards. What a great way to spend a Fall Day in Upstate New York.  Can’t beat that!

Joanne

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