Baking!

This weekend I was able to finally use some of the anniversary apples we picked to make a pie. I've never made a pie before and I think it turned out really good. The fresh apples really tasted great!



In addition, I made some scones too. They really are just slightly sweet wedge shaped biscuits. Despite being nothing special they did taste great with the cranberry apple butter we bought from Trader Joes. I forgot to take any pictures of them straight from the oven but here is one of them in action being enjoyed by lovely Crystal.



jwotd: appurupai = apple pie

Visit from the Parents

Last Monday my parents came up for their annual visit. It's always nice to see them and show them a little of what we are up to. It was a bit sad since I don't believe they are going to make the 36 hour drive to the northwest and my mother would never fly so it is probably the last time they'll get to see where we are living. I forgot to take pictures until they were about to leave so all I got were some lovely pictures of the La Quinta Inn in Macedonia.





jwotd: fubo = parents

Facial Hair Fun

About a month ago I thought I would not shave for a couple months and see what kind of beard I could grow. The experiment was cut short when I saw pictures of myself from our anniversary day and knew that no amount of extra time would net anything resembling a proper beard. I didn't want the month of hard work that I spent not shaving to go to waste so I tried out a few different looks before I went clean-shaven.

The Mouth Bush


The No-Chin Mustache and Soul Patch


The Backstreet Boy in a Bear Outfit


jwotd: hige = beard

One Year Anniversary!

Yesterday was our one year anniversary! Yay for us! We decided to just have a nice fun day without spending too much. The rainy weather as of late took a break just for us and the day was beautiful and comfy. I think it turned out to be a really lovely day overall.

We started things off with a big morning breakfast.


The we went to Patterson Fruit Farm to pick some apples.






Apple picking was really neat, I don't think I've ever did anything like that before. After the apple picking we went to try the corn "maze" that was at the other part of the farm. I've never been to a corn maze and I really wanted to check one out before we leave but this one was a big disappointment. When we went in through the path opening I had my mind all ready to beat the tricks and turns of the maze but was incredibly saddened to find what was billed as a maze should have instead been called a corn path. No splitting paths, no dead ends, nothing but a thin muddy path through a field of corn.

Despite the minor letdown we still had a good time the rest of the day. For dinner we went to the Sushi Rock in Beachwood. It was sort of a special place for us because the downtown location of Sushi Rock is where we went on our first date. We haven't been there in a long time but it was a nice, yummy place for our anniversary.

jwotd: kekkonkinembi = wedding anniversary

Punderson Lake

A couple Saturdays back Crystal and I decided to explore Punderson Lake. We were considering it as a one year anniversary retreat (October 1st - Tomorrow!) but due to our recently decided upon plans for next Spring we wanted to scale back on the expenses. So instead we went out one fine afternoon to check it out anyways and as always I had to take some pictures.

I'll start with my favorite. I think it really shows off how neat the new camera has turned out to be. This is a picture of a fairly far away bird in moving quickly in mid-flight. Even in it's original size the image is still rather sharp.


Curving Path


Crack in the Canopy


Popping Purple Pansies


Quiet Tunnel


jwotd: utsuru = to move

Sleepy Daku

Daku is always super sleepy. I was able to catch him during this huge yawn. I think we should probably be cleaning his teeth a little more often.



jwotd: akubi = yawn

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

As I mentioned last time, we went to the Natural History Museum last Sunday. Outside of the super crowded free days University Circle has some times, I don't think I've ever been here before. Having time to really check it out I enjoyed it a lot. I was surprised to find they have a permanent exhibit of 8 different types of Ohio animals outside the museum. There was tons of neat stuff to take pictures of like...

Beetles


Deer


Exhibits on how tall Crystal is


Pretty Gems


Dinosaur Sculptures


jwotd: shizenshi = natural history