Last weekend was our first free time since being back at
college and we had a long Labor Day weekend! One of the things I love and really appreciate about going to school upstate is that there is so much countryside and trees around me compared to at home in the city. If I were in NYC it would take up hours of driving to reach a sunflower, but up here there's one only half an hour away! Plus, we get to pass horses and cows on the drive!
For the past two years my friends and I have taken an adventure day to visit the huge sunflower field in Pittsford, New York, and this year was no different. We started the day with a scenic drive on the way to the sunflower field, which once we reached then turned into a ‘fun frolicking through sunflowers and taking loads of pictures’ time. I absolutely love sunflowers, their bright yellow color makes me happy with one glance and the sweet memories of my childhood summers that they evoke make me smile without trying. Thus, in my book any picture taken with an abundance of sunflowers is a good picture….even though the fact that the sun was in our eyes half the time made for some pretty funny photo outtakes. Unfortunately since it has been so hot lately a bunch of the sunflowers were already wilted semi-dead but we still managed to find a bunch that were alive and well just waiting for us!
For the past two years my friends and I have taken an adventure day to visit the huge sunflower field in Pittsford, New York, and this year was no different. We started the day with a scenic drive on the way to the sunflower field, which once we reached then turned into a ‘fun frolicking through sunflowers and taking loads of pictures’ time. I absolutely love sunflowers, their bright yellow color makes me happy with one glance and the sweet memories of my childhood summers that they evoke make me smile without trying. Thus, in my book any picture taken with an abundance of sunflowers is a good picture….even though the fact that the sun was in our eyes half the time made for some pretty funny photo outtakes. Unfortunately since it has been so hot lately a bunch of the sunflowers were already wilted semi-dead but we still managed to find a bunch that were alive and well just waiting for us!
Next we made our way to the near by Chipotle from which we
ordered takeout to eat while we sat by the Pittsford Erie Canal. We found a
picnic table to sit on and then spent a good hour watching the water go by, the
seagulls swarming a single piece of food, and even some people in kayaks go by.
While the canal is no match for the ocean water, there is still something so
peaceful and calming about being close to water.
On the way home I was in for a surprise when we stopped by
Trader Joes. There was a red English telephone booth in the parking lot!
Obviously I had to be the dorky person who asks to stop so she can take a
picture with it. I was so excited because I thought I would have to wait until
I went back to England to see a telephone booth (side note: London is one of my
favorite cities and I love everything British…including their telephone
booths)!
After that excitement settled we headed inside and to my surprise
(again) we were greeted by a flower display of, you guessed it, MORE
SUNFLOWERS! All in all it was a day for the memory books and I hope we’ll be able
to keep our sunflower field tradition alive after graduation!
I'm not ready for summertime to leave and take all the beautiful colorful flowers with it!
What did you Labor Day adventures include? What’s your
favorite type of flower?
~Monique~
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