Saturday, October 16, 2010

autumn adventure abounds!

current tune: "Smile" by Telepopmusik

I suppose most of the select few people who loyally decide to check up on my blog from time to time have come to the conclusion the consistency of this blog sucks. I'm about as consistent with this poor little thing as our government with is with the environment
[coughgulfoilspillcough]. I do not mean to be so here, there, and everywhere else but anywhere...but I guess that is how it is at the moment of my life; I am simply too wiggly and itchy of adventure to sit down and dutifully devote my time to a lovely little blog.

To all my loyal friends who maintain wonderful blogs, I give you much admiration and kudos for your consistency and devotion. I suppose my devotion goes to satiating my curiosity for the world around me whenever something new comes my way!

I do believe my camera is dead to the world-so I have began to once again rely on the means of those around me and a splendid new boy in my life, for his technologic iphone abilites.

Below is a document spontaneous road trip to Ithaca, New York to have a relaxing day in the gorgeous town of Ithaca and to do some exploring around the some of the beautiful gorges Ithaca is known for! We only saw a few with the sun setting in the woods we were walking through, so another trip of seeing the rest of those gorgeous gorges is in the process!

It's a bit of a drive from Syracuse [which is my current home] and even more of a drive from my hometown of Gloversville which is a northwest of Albany.

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We decided to hike up Buttermilk Falls which is maintained and marked as a state park a bit outside of Ithaca Commons.

The view from the first falls to a tranquil pool below that you can actually swim in! I was so excited to see that and I plan to definitely swim there next summer!!

I saw this sign [after I waded in the freezing stream] and altered it to my needs.
I am forever a wader of forest streams and bodies of water.
A couple days after this adventure my mom and sister decided to come up and spend the day with both Greg and I in LaFayette, New York during an applefest at Johnny Appleseed Farms.

These were all taken on an iphone [not mine] through the lens of my sunglasses in the small midway at the applefest and on the drive there while we were in a line of cars to our destination. It was really lovely taking all these vintage looking photographs to enhance the beautiful colors and feel of the autumn in New York State.


I love New York in the autumn.
This is the time it is most alive.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

I smell autumn!

current tune: Daft Punk "Revolution 909"

October is here and I can finally indulge in this present year's new autumn attraction: everything pumpkin.


The cold days are moving in here in Syracuse, New York, and last night I actually had to bust out my black pea coat to ward of the nips and chills of the night transitioning into morning while I supported a friend's band, A Couple Strangers, that I saw with my roommate Zoe and a very kind monsieur who I've been seeing, Gregory. The rock bit isn't particularly my choice of music listening-but Amber, the lead singer, has become a recent darling friend of both Zoe and myself so I showed my support through all the heavy bass [non-electro related] and screaming.

As far as the pea coat wearing is concerned, I don't mind that too much as long as I'm warm on my dumpster diving travels, adventures, or evening walks downtown with people. I do have to say as soon as we started receiving shipment for autumn merchandise at work the urge to have pumpkin-flavored-EVERYTHING kicked in!! I truly am "falling" more in love with autumn each year and the comforting assorment of colors, scents, tastes, and warm beverages perks me right up!

It's been a slow begining, but I've got three pumpkins on the backseat of my Merc that I can not wait to make into a pie, cook the seeds, and carve!

Some pumpkin delights I've been devilin' in lately:


Strabuck's pumpkin spice latte
[I realize it's corporate, but oh-so delish!]

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Pumpkin spice creamer

[probably cancer-causing, but again oh-so delish]
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Pier 1 Imports spiced cake candle
[smells like a pumpkin pie-and only gets trumped on our caramel pumpkin candle]
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I have made sure both apple and pumpkin picking were checked off the autumn to-do list as well as making [thus far and still more to come...] 8 homemade apple pies that were disributed to family and friends last weekend.

More autumn goodness to come!
Baked goods, church rummage sales, hikes, more apple/pumpking picking, haunted hay rides, mulled apple cider, and pumpking pie!

I sincerely hope your autumn is turning out excpetional as well!