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Autumn

 I went to my daughter's yesterday. The fall leaves were putting on a brilliant show. 


Although heading in a southerly direction, there was still a lot of green along the road.

But individual trees stood out.

Inevititably, the leaves will fall.




I stopped along the way at an old apple orchard where we went in the fall when I was a kid.
I just bought a bag to take  -- and some homemade apple cider donuts.

BTW, the donuts did make it the 50 additional miles to my daughter's house even though they were still warm when I picked them up.

And why is it that apples in the orchard taste so much better than apples in the store?

On the way home that evening, I made a turn to the east just as the moon had risen -- so big and bright that my headlights automatically dimmed!
Just gorgeous to see.






Comments

  1. gigi-hawaiiOctober 10, 2022 at 11:36 AM

    Your description of the food makes me salivate. I am just dying to eat apple cider donuts right now.

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  2. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)October 10, 2022 at 12:02 PM

    I only like apples from an orchard. I'm not a big apple person but each time I've gone picking those apples taste divine. Who knows! I so miss fall, all the colors and smells. If you've never had it you just don't know. But no longer having it is a bit sad.

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  3. Arkansas PattiOctober 10, 2022 at 4:03 PM

    Fall is leaving its mark. Impressed with your patience with the donuts. Not sure all would have made it with me driving. I eat apples every day but sadly, the supermarket variety.

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  4. Jenn JilksOctober 10, 2022 at 4:25 PM

    Our kids picked apples and made a pie on Saturday!

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  5. TomOctober 10, 2022 at 6:20 PM

    Just remember, a donut a day keeps the doctor away!

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  6. Linda ReederOctober 10, 2022 at 7:51 PM

    I remember picking an apple up from the ground, polishing it on my pants, and eating around the bruise.

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  7. Granny AnnieOctober 11, 2022 at 9:52 AM

    All I see when the full moon rises is discomfort coming my way. It is always pretty though.

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  8. Country GirlOctober 13, 2022 at 2:34 PM

    I am really wanting to go apple picking with the grands. We really need some apple cider donuts round here too!!

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  9. TaborOctober 14, 2022 at 12:44 PM

    A wonderful time of the month with lots of bounty. Good for you on the doughnuts.

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  10. KayOctober 14, 2022 at 9:06 PM

    Oh gosh! I wish we could still go out and pick apples in an orchard like we did when the kids were little.

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  11. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteOctober 19, 2022 at 11:55 AM

    I
    Miss reading blogs and my friends. Glad I could drop by today. Lovely to learn your still post and Iagree farm or field apples always taste better. They get to ripen naturally. Other grown foods are the same especially tomatoes.

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