Joe and Jamie’s Blog

Today the first winter storm of the season hit. The ice last week really didn’t affect Poughkeepsie. It hit us hard but it melted pretty fast; no power outages either.

I just got back from being outside doing the first round of snow blowing. It’s coming down hard. I really do love the snow though, just the other day I was wondering why it hadn’t snowed yet. Now I’m up past my boots with it. I popped my head out the windows when I came back in and took some shots.

Shot of the storm from the front of the house

Shot of the storm from the back of the house

I guess you can say that fall is officially here, and I am late in posting it. It has been pretty hectic around here lately, so I am just getting to this post now.

This shot was taken from my backyard. I love how the three trees show a progression of the season changing over. Now is the time where I take way too many landscape shots, I just cant get enough of how nice everything looks in the fall, it is my favorite time of the year.

So with fall comes the weather change. I like it when its 50-60 degrees outside; just cool enough for a light jacket and still have the car window down. That reminds me, have to take those low-profile tires off the car before the snow!

Last weekend the family went pumpkin picking at Secor Farm in Wappinger Falls. We have been going there for the past few years. It’s a nice place that lets you go out into the fields and pick your own pumpkin. After making an afternoon of picking the perfect pumpkin, we has a quick lunch at the Daily Planet and then headed home to paint the pumpkins. Check out our great art skills!

Here is the sucker we are going to carve, its 35lbs and just perfect!

Once we cut open this bad boy I’ll be sure to have more photos.