Driving home earlier this week, a huge moon lit the way in front of me; I had to stop and take a picture; and behind me, the sun was still setting into another fabulous sunset!
Sun(set) and Moon
“Bonus weather”
It might actually be late October and seriously into Autumn / Fall, but with high temperatures above 70 or even 80 these last few days, we’re enjoying every day!
I took some photos recently, to give a flavour of our weather at the moment. First – how about these Fall colors (trees on my route to work):
Or, last nights sunset:
At home, most trees have lost their leaves so are less pretty than on the way to work …
But with the warm weather, the fish are still keen and happy to eat:
However, cooler weather is coming (predicted high only about 50 on Thursday), so soon our “bonus weather” will be gone.
Sun, Apples and Sundaes
Unlike last years Apple Picking Sundae drive, this year we were super-blessed with blue skies, sun and temperatures above 70! It was a brilliant day weather-wise and scenery-wise, with Fall foliage near peak; the company of many friendly MINI owners – and Margaret – made the day better still!
Like last year, we all met at PapaRazzi on route 2, an easy-to-find point from which to begin driving great back roads in the area:
On the road, we enjoyed many Fall foliage lined roads – much quieter too once I pulled past Keith’s MINI and followed Sheena 😉
When we arrived at George’s Hill Orchards, we parked all the MINIs and then headed off to various entertainments … Margaret & I headed up to the top of the hill with Jock & Hannah, making a bee-line for lunch. Unfortunately bees (well, wasps actually) headed there too – we had to eat indoors instead of enjoying the weather, but that’s better than sharing with wasps! After lunch though, the view from the top of the hill was worth enjoying:
We then strolled back down through the orchards (with many apples sadly fallen due to recent hail), and visited the “Petting Zoo” – the goats especially were very friendly and keen to be petted, to Margarets great pleasure:
And in the distance, hiding in the trees …
Then it was time to call everyone back, ready for the next destination … but first, more pictures:
And the next destination was Colonial Candies, with DIY ice cream sundaes (at least, you get to apply your own toppings); and after ice cream, loads of sweets available to choose from too 🙂
What a great way to spend a “bonus” October day! Thanks Sheena, Margaret, and everyone, for making today such fun!
M&I / GBMINI 