Autumn fruits

Suddenly autumn is there! Last week i celebrated the first day off autumn with my friend picking apples at a local farm. It is our yearly ritual. This year was kind of extra special because my friend carried her newborn with her. It is incredible: last year my friend was hardly into the thought of getting a baby and now she is carrying her everywhere. They are so cute together.
An apple harvest ritual is a great way to celebrate life, friendship and nature. It marks the transition from an outdoor to indoor life, physical but also mentally. It is a good time to look at the fruits of your life and count your blessings!
My friend and i always go back to the same orchard. It is nice to see what changed there (just like in our lives) and what is still the same.  After the picking we go to the farmershop to buy biological vegetables and goat cheese. Then we eat our apple with some fresh fruit juice and watch all those happy people picking there own fruit. And of course, back home, we make a lot of different apple recipes like apple cake/ bread/ crumble / mousse etc........Love it! Here come some autumn pics, from a sunny weekend in and around my home town Dordrecht!