Some of my friends have expressed interest in going to see the fall leaves and apple picking. Sounds great doesn't it? Each year I have the strong desire to do this, though rarely get around to actually doing it. After a few minutes of deep pondering I put the whole idea into perspective: Get up at 6:00am and head to rental car company, rent car for $118, drive 3 hours in traffic, pay $12 in tolls, get lost, finally find orchard, walk around looking for a tree with apples left on it. Two hours later, pay $26 for apples, 2 jars of apple butter, and a gallon of cider. Drive back to city in bumper to bumper traffic, pay $12 in tolls, fill car with $32 of gas, drop off car at rental place, take subway home. Holy shit, that sounds fun!
Or, there's a second option: Go to the Union Square Farmers Market on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat and get all the apples you need for $1.25 a lb from a variety of orchards. Hmmm....I can't decide.
The other night a "nor'easter" came through NYC and brought on some weird weather. I snapped this cloud hovering over the
Empire State Building.
Your unabashed optimism makes you adorable.
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