Lately

I didn’t get a blooms post done on Friday. There wasn’t really anything new, but I did get some pictures of butterflies!

I saw them out the window on Friday afternoon and ran out quick with my phone. There were 3 monarchs on my zinnias, which is really exciting for me! They are “new” butterflies, which you can tell because they aren’t tattered at all.  Monarchs only live for a few weeks except for the migration batch, which can live for 8 months. Butterflies are fascinating!

I was really close to them, obviously LOL

Monarchs are a good subject since they sit nice and still for a long time, unlike swallowtails.

On Saturday, we had a family gathering to celebrate a few events, niece Devon’s birthday, my mom’s birthday and our anniversary as they all happen within 2 days of each other.  I was in charge of bringing a cake. I used mixes for time sake. I marbled chocolate and strawberry together into a bundt pan:

Topped with chocolate ganache. It turned out pretty well! I was winging it a little, so good thing.

Fall has officially arrived here. The temps dropped pretty rapidly from 90 degrees to in the 60s and overnight in the 30s!  It was too cold to bike in the morning, plus it was really foggy:

It’s crazy how cold and foggy the morning was and then it turned into a beautiful day, so we rode to the lake:

Quite a difference!  We had a snack from the bakery. Mine was a pumpkin cupcake with pumpkin buttercream:

It’s a small cupcake, but we only did 18 miles.  Lake George was really nice without the tourists around – or as many tourists, I should say. I’m always surprised at the drop off in tourists because fall really is such a beautiful season around here. Plus the village decorates.

Happy fall!

5 thoughts on “Lately

  1. Debby

    Wow! Those monarch pictures are gorgeous!! And the fog picture is pretty too. It’s starting to feel like fall around here t, but nothing like the change in your weather.

    That cake is enormous. You must have an extra tall bundt pan.

  2. Helen

    Last week, just about every day around my town started like that fog picture. Of course that week started with it being 88 degrees on Sunday and ended with it being 58 degrees on Saturday. Too hot! Too cold! The weather has been weird.

    The butterflies are beautiful – how fun that you had so many of them.

  3. Jody - Fit at 59

    Those butterfly pics!!!!!!

    OK, I wanted to see the inside of the cake! 🙂 Love the family pics!!!!

    UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM the cupcake!!!!! HOLY YUMMMMMMMMMM

    I love this time of year!!!!!

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