Katie and I just got back from a wonderfully relaxing weekend in upstate NY. We accepted a generous invitation from our friends Brian and Lindsay, who own over 250 acres of farmland and forest about 2.5 hours north of the city. We hadn't seen them in about 2 years, so there was a lot of catching up to do. Since the last time we were there, they had added chicken, sheep, goats, llamas, and a new pond to the farm (which already had horses, barn cats, peach and apple trees, and gardens). So we had lots of fun getting acquainted with the new critters.
We had fresh food from the garden: yummy tomatoes, summer squash, and all kinds of fresh herbs (basil, dill, oregano, thyme, and mint, to name a few). We also had fresh food from the farm stands along the county road: eggplant, peaches and nectarines, apricots, beets, swiss chard, kale, farm-fresh eggs, etc. So there was good eatin' up there at the farm.
Lindsay took us for a trot around the farm in a horse-drawn cart (only sat two people, so Dan had to stand and hold on for dear life on the back board). We got some shot of Dan climbing pear trees in the orchard (Brian and Lindsay insisted we take this photo)--so now we have documented evidence of a Partridge in a pear tree. Plus, there was a lot of relaxing to be done: laying in hammocks, reading on couches, drinking beer or wine on porches, more reading on lawn chairs, etc. Plus, there were lap dogs who loved to play fetch with Frisbees, chew tows, and tennis balls.
All in all, we were happy return to their farm after a long hiatus to experience their warm hospitality, and we hope to be back before another two years elapse (a bit easier since Katie will no longer be swamped with school stuff).
PS. They MADE us bring a bag of peaches home...probably about 20-25 peaches in all. So many peaches!!
Take a look at our pictures !
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