Happy Autumn

 

My dinner view last night, the Mystic River

Until dinner last night I was still living in summer. It was flip-flops and shorts weather and it seemed that it would go on forever. But as the sun started to set last night -- a beautiful out of door dinner looking at the Mystic River -- there was a chill in the air. I was glad I had opted for sneakers and long pants and had a jacket with me. Right on schedule autumn arrived in Connecticut. 

I wasn't away for much more than forty eight hours, but it felt a lot longer. I'm still sorting out my pictures and in the next few days I'll be sharing both scenery and food pictures. One of the food high points was a phenomenal bakery, Sift, that was as good as any bakery I've ever visited, and definitely deserves its own post. 

I've chosen my well-worn sneaker surrounded by autumn leaves to call for entrants to the First Buttercupland Walking Challenge. If you walked one mile for twenty-five days in September, you qualify. If there are ten or less entrants, there will be one prize and if there are more than ten entrants, two prizes. My goal was eighty miles and I'm happy to report I walked 82.2 miles in September. I'm setting that as my goal for October, too, but hope to do better this month. Please post your mileage by Monday, October 5 at noon and I will post the winner -- and the prize -- on Monday night. If you didn't quite make twenty-five miles, but came close, please join in. The goal was to encourage walking and the distance is less important than getting exercise. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care.