Autumn

Thanks to Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish orientation of Brandeis, Seth and I spent most of our six-day long holiday at his home in New York. Seth was really excited about going home in Autumn, the first Autumn in many years, but unfortunately the weather was rainy and humid, which destroyed our hopes for traditional cool, crisp weather. Since mid-September, however, the weather had been surprisingly cool and Fall-like (highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s), and the leaves had been starting to turn. (If late-Summer was that chilly, I am a little afraid of what it will be like in January...)

One of the highlights of the trip was celebrating Seth's mom's birthday. Everyone pitched in to make dinner (yes, it takes many people to do what she does on a regular basis) and we all had a good visit. The next day--despite some confusion over tickets--Seth and I went out to Geneva to see the Indigo Girls! This was really great for two reasons: 1) In Australia we hardly went out to see performances--they are all expensive and the good ones are few and far between--so it was fantastic to finally have a dose of culture; 2) The Indigo Girls are one of my favourite groups--this was our third concert (fourth if you include Amy Ray's solo show). The opening act, Kathleen Edwards, was also remarkably talented and definitely well worth seeing.


Here are some pictures from the past few weeks:

~Apple picking with Gina, Mark, Kate, and Adah out in Westford~

~Wild turkey family outside our bedroom window~

~The Big E (the large New England fair in Springfield, MA)~

~Running in Westford~

~Several days in New York~

~The Indigo Girls playing at the Smith Opera House in Geneva, NY~