Today it is cold and alternating between rain and light snow, depending on where you are in the Denver area. But last weekend it was 80 degrees and sunny. What gets you into the fall spirit faster than apple cider? My sister and I met up with two other friends at the city of Lakewood Cider Days. You can eat giant turkey legs, drink cider floats, see old-time crafts (tatting anyone?), watch the tractor pull and hand crank your own cider.
As a part of our participation in the 10 Day Give - we stopped at this booth
to play a game and to make a donation to Camp Paha
Antique tractors on display at the tractor pull. I used to live in Moline
(world headquarters of John Deere), so felt obligated to take this photo.
I liked the reflection in the barn window - including the mule ears
Wild Wings Environmental Education was also at the event and Sophie, their owl, was very photogenic.
Since we were already in Lakewood we ventured to the Taste of Denmark bakery. Growing up in southern Wisconsin, the grocery stores sold a Danish pastry called Kringle. Raspberry kringle is my absolute favorite. Earlier this year, my grandma surprised me by sending me an unexpected birthday kringle, so I was on an unofficial mission to see if there was a bakery somewhere in the Denver area that sold them. As you can see, we bought all kinds of good things. One thing I like about danish pastry is the use of almond paste. More things in life need almond paste. Sadly because we were there in the late afternoon they were out of kringle, but I don't feel cheated at all.
And as promised - these were the Cider Day shoes.
If the event was today instead of last Saturday it would be something entirely different.
And much warmer.
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