I love where I live. It is so beautiful, especially in Autumn. (And winter, of course.) I recently had several days off in a row to enjoy it with friends – some who live here, and one who came all the way from Memphis, TN.
Day 1:
We picked her up at the Buffalo Airport on a Tuesday and took Route 219 south so we could stop at the Griffis Sculpture Park in Ashford Hollow, East Otto, NY. It was an overcast, sirimiri day. (I just learned that wonderful word.)
After exploring until exhaustion, we set off for home and dinner out at Andriaccio’s – one of the area restaurants participating in the Dine out for Life fundraiser.
I don’t know about the others. But I know I fell into bed and slept like a baby after that!
A Passion for Nature 
Thanks for sirimiri, which led me to other related words for 4 types of precip at http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/es/pluviosidad
Love the photos.. Loved the sculpture park. Images 2 and 4 remind me of ikebana. You made two lovely photo ikebana arrangements. This quote from the ikebana website sums up your two photographs beautifully: “It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form in which the arrangement is a living thing where nature and humanity are brought together. It is steeped in the philosophy of developing a closeness with nature”. I hope you’ll be posting more about your stay-cation!
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