Major Knitter

The Apple in the Saturday Sky

I took Primogeniture and his friend apple picking today.  Secundogeniture didn't want to go.  The big boys and I had a great time.  We went to Beardsley's Cider Mill and Orchards in Shelton, Connecticut.  It was fabulous!

The boys posed by a sign that indicated this row of trees was ripe for the picking.

Primogeniture reaches for the perfect apple at the top of the tree.

Many apples ended up on ground

Primogeniture decided that TODAY was the day he was going to learn how to juggle using the rotten apples from the ground.

In the end we filled our tote bag with 31 pounds of Jonagolds.  Yum.  I can almost taste the snacking apples, baking apples, and of course, the apple butter.  Yum.

We finished the day with a trip to the gift shop where we purchased the most incredible apple cider doughnuts that were sweet - but not sugary.  Of course, we washed it down with the quintessential gallon of apple cider that tasted so fresh that it felt like we were drinking straight from the apple tree.

Saturday Sky

I took the Boy Scout Troop out for a day of orienteering.  It's one of my favorite military skills - in fact - if I had been more proactive, I probably would have enjoyed a good orienteering competition in life.  But now, I'm just pleased to train another generation in this great skill.  On the way home, Primogeniture took this picture of the canal where he likes to fish:

I took this one of the Long Island Sound

It was in the mid-30s which made for a glorious day given our recent frigid temperatures in Connecticut.  Did you get out and enjoy the weather?  I'm so glad I did.