october is one of my favorite months of the year...always has been. i suppose it started when i was a kid. my three favorite days of the year were christmas, my birthday, and halloween, pretty much like every other kid more or less.
lucky for me, though, two of those days fell in one beautiful fall month. in many ways, i haven't changed much since i was a lad. i still love fall, my birthday, halloween, and christmas and do everything that I can to celebrate them as enthusiastically as possible. these shots are from a fun day that i spent with friends and family walking through the cuyahoga valley metro parks and stopping at szalay's sweet corn farm to enjoy some roasted corn and general seasonal joy...though i couldn't muster enough enthusiasm among my compatriots to attempt the corn maze. boo! strangely, i also ran into dan gallo, his lovely wife, and their dog at szalay's. dan is one of the chefs at spice of life catering, our on-site chef at thorncreek winery in aurora, and probably one of the funniest people that i know. it seems everyone had the same fall fun on their mind that day. we ended the afternoon with a trip to sarah's vineyard in cuyahoga falls and sat outside in the warm late fall sun. somehow, i always feel like food and wine taste better outdoors and with winter coming soon, it's great to be able to get a few more chances to enjoy some alfresco dining and drinking. now if only i could finally get to see the great pumpkin...
october is one of my favorite months of the year...always has been. i suppose it started when i was a kid. my three favorite days of the year were christmas, my birthday, and halloween, pretty much like every other kid more or less.
