Apples with the Big Apple duo

Fall officially is not upon us yet, but we ushered it in unofficially over the weekend by heading out to the Afton Apple Orchard, where Anni once proudly punched a timecard and we now visit a few times a year.

We had some new pickers on this outing. Friends Petra and Lee were in town from New York. (Apparently orchards aren't in abundance in Manhattan.)
It's still early in the season so only Paula Reds were ripe to be picked, but the experience only is partly about picking apples. There are few better ways to enjoy these autumn days than at the orchard.

We had a good time picking apples and raspberries, and now we're tuned up for the big event this fall: the fifth-annual Wente-Singel orchard trip.