The First Strong Winds Of Autumn

This morning we woke up to a radically changed weather. A strong wind had started over night hand was already producing white caps on the Passamaquoddy Bay.

And with the wind blowing out of the north-east the temps took a downward turn which made me grab my jacket before venturing outside with Dixie. But the air was clear, and what I really love with this time of the year is that the colours seem to be so much more intense. The blue of the sky and the water seem to be so much more pronounced.

As we were heading down the beach we came across huge flocks of gulls and cormorants resting on the beach, of course, they took off when we got too close, but they seemed to be lazy as they all resettled on the water.

We were supposed to get a renter for our AirBnB trailer today, but due to the strong wind, the ferry stopped running so our guests couldn't come over, and they don't have passports to take the trip through the US. Later, they changed their reservation for tomorrow, though the wind is supposed to continue with similar strength.

My task for the day was taking care of our monster pumpkin. I cut it off with a saw, then loaded onto a dolly, mind you I could hardly lift it. Then I rolled it to the porch and placed it in front of it for decoration. 

As there wasn't much to do today, I headed off to an old apple orchard within the Roosevelt Park to look for some apples to pick. I quickly discovered that there was plenty of different sorts to pick.

Once back at home I made what some people know as "Peter's good apple cake". Want the recipe? OK, here it is, and it is an easy one:

 The dough: 3 eggs,150gr. all-purpose flour, 150gr sugar, 150gr melted butter, 1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix in food processor

Fill over into round baking form, then spread 2 chopped apples on top, followed by some chopped almonds and cinnamon powder .

Bake about 40 minutes at 180F, check with a toothpick or knife if ready.

Enjoy with whipped cream!

(As you can see we already ate half of the cake  lol)