I hit the jackpot this weekend because Sunday was also blissfully work-free. This left Evan and I ample time for something I've always wanted to do -- leaf hunt on the east coast! So we borrowed our friend, Justin's car, crossed the George Washington Bridge and headed north along the Hudson River on the Palisades Parkway.
Although I didn't catch too many with my camera, we spotted some gorgeously vibrant reds, yellows, oranges, and fading greens all along the way.
Passing all sorts of Stars Hollow-esque little towns, we stopped off at small farmers' market for some local Cortland apples and Bosc pears (which will go towards this
dark gingerbread pear cake this week,
mmm.) We kept driving north to
Cold Spring, a quaint town with lots of antique shops and great views of Bear Mountain on the Hudson.
We even scored this fantastic 1950's fiberglass chair! (A perfect addition to our rather seating-challenged apartment,
ahem.)
Apparently, the colors of the leaves are even brighter the further you head upstate, but we did spy some beauties along the way.
I have to say I'm liking this first eastern autumn.
Although I didn't catch too many with my camera, we spotted some gorgeously vibrant reds, yellows, oranges, and fading greens all along the way.
Passing all sorts of Stars Hollow-esque little towns, we stopped off at small farmers' market for some local Cortland apples and Bosc pears (which will go towards this dark gingerbread pear cake this week, mmm.) We kept driving north to Cold Spring, a quaint town with lots of antique shops and great views of Bear Mountain on the Hudson.
We even scored this fantastic 1950's fiberglass chair! (A perfect addition to our rather seating-challenged apartment, ahem.)
Apparently, the colors of the leaves are even brighter the further you head upstate, but we did spy some beauties along the way.
I have to say I'm liking this first eastern autumn.
1 comment:
oh i do miss those east coast autumns.
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