Monday, September 17, 2012

Apple Picking

It was another gorgeous blue sky September day today, and we took advantage of it by heading out to a big breakfast followed up by a visit to Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury. It is quite an operation! We were surprised to see so many people there on a Monday morning; it seemed there were a number of school groups there too. We headed up the hill to the apple orchard, enjoying the morning and marveling at all the beautifully laden apple trees. Sam picked a few apples, but was much happier to ride in the wagon and eat a few apples along the way :-) We also went into the farm store where we got some delicious apple cider donuts and picked a small gourd for Sam to take home, and spent some time feeding the chickens. All in all, a lovely morning for a visit to the farm!

Feeding the chickens

Walking in the orchard

Helping Mama pick an apple (yes, in her tutu :-) )

Wagon ride!

Happy

Look at all those apples!

Sam was fairly tired out from the farm excursion, so she went down for a nap easily and slept for almost 2 hours, which nicely afforded me to time to get out and run the 5-mile Weldon Farm road loop and have a bit of time to relax! The run was fine, but nothing special. I felt creaky and tired, it was warm in the sun and I was a bit dehydrated. I managed to squeak in just under 9:00 pace, but just barely :-)

2 comments:

pathfinder said...

We took our Granduaghter apple picking last weekend....it is so much fun to watch kids have fun
had my first taste of apple rasberry pie.....don't know why I never had it before...was tasty

Ellen Parlee said...

Apple picking is great fun for all ages. The issue that many people have is not knowing what to do with all of the apples that they pick! There are lots of delicious apple recipes out there. If kept in the refrigerator, apples can stay fresh for a few months or longer.