It's Autumn!
We spend the weekend upstate with the family. Drove up in a yellow Mini Cooper from Zipcar, first stop to visit our cousin’s new baby in Connecticut before making the drive to the Catskills.
This weekend was full of fall activities.
A morning hike
Fall Festival
Carmel Apples
Meeting Owls
Farm stand vegetables for dinner
Vintage shopping at Clementine Vintage Clothing
Super Fun Frustrated Family Puzzle Mania Marathon “Tap it in!”
One year ceremonial removal of the wedding tulle
“This weekend clarified our thoughts on the suburbs: We’re happy we took this leave from Westchester, but we’ll be back in a few years.”
Confessions
I don’t really like The Beatles, and I’m okay with that.
GPOYW
(photo by Marco)
Ryan, the ivy you gave us is growing really well. It’s huge, even after cutting it once to make more ivy.
I made these today!
They are really delicious and more like muffin tops instead of cookies. I highly recommend trying this recipe.
Here is a link to the recipe:
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cobbled together by YumSugar
“… never mind, don’t get me started on leggings.”
-Tim Gunn
there are so many reasons why I love him
(via taralikespink)
I want to make a quilt like this. I love the more modern style.
(via whip up)
The Western Conifer Seed Bug
My brother got it! A perfect match. He’s studying horticulture at SUNY Delhi. I’m so proud of him.
Wiki Confirms:
The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Heteroptera) in the family Coreidae.
This species is sometimes colloquially called "the leaf-footed bug", but actual leaf-footed bugs are an entire group of species in Leptoglossus and related genera of the Coreidae.
Western conifer seed bugs are sometimes mistakenly identified as Stink bugs due to the unpleasant aroma they emit when disturbed.
In the northern parts of its range, these bugs start to move about widely by September or so to seek crevices for overwintering; they may become a nuisance in areas with extensive conifer woods as they will sometimes enter houses in considerable numbers.
(Photo by Marco)