52/50 and Elderberry Pond

The weeks are flying by, and I’m not feeling nearly as productive as I’d like despite the fact that I feel like I’m busy all day. As I type this, it’s snowing/sleeting outside and the wind is howling. We had several warm days last week and there are beginning to be some signs of spring, but then after a couple of days we’re back to winter again. Frankly, I’ve had enough; I want real, sustained spring! I’ve been admiring beautiful floral photography from other parts of the world, and want to get out and take some photos of spring myself.

But not quite yet for western New York. Here are the photos for 52/50 this week.

I took this out my studio window one night and was surprised at how well it turned out.

Aside from a few daffodils, all I could find in our yard this week (beside the Helleborus) were these few violets.

I had one of my old cameras out for another project and decided to play around a bit with angles and perspective. This was my favorite.

Although there’s not a lot of difference, I thought I see what it looked like in black and white. I’d be curious to know which you prefer.

I decided to choose this photo from yesterday’s road trip to Elderberry Pond to post on Kent Weakley’s P52.  Tracy and I needed to go to the outlet mall in Waterloo yesterday. I’d seen ads for Elderberry Pond in the Edible Fingerlakes magazine, and was curious to see what it was like. This shot is of the pond looking toward their Country Store which won’t open until June. Elderberry Pond specializes in local foods and produce. In the summer, much of the food comes from their farm, and you can purchase some here. I’m hoping to get back this summer to check it out.

It’s wasn’t a particularly beautiful day, but we had a lovely lunch. The food is first-rate, we had a charming waitress, and it’s a beautiful setting. We’ll definitely return, although it turned out to be a bit more of a trek than we expected

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We ate in the sunroom.

This is the main dining room. There’s also a patio that’s open in the summer.

We made two other stops on our trip. One to Normal Bread in Geneva. We’ve been there twice before and the bread is fabulous.

And to Sauder’s Amish Market in Seneca Falls. The meat, cheese, and home canned goods are wonderful here, and the prices are exceptional. I love their tiny pickled beets in a salad.

Last night we had dinner with friends, tonight there’s an engagement party for Tracy’s best friend’s son, and tomorrow the Walker clan will celebrate a belated Easter dinner since most of us were traveling on Easter Sunday. I’m looking forward to church tomorrow as well since the chancel choir is performing a Bluegrass Mass. I’m hoping to get lots of crafting done today since the number of birthdays and anniversaries in the next month is quite something. Hope your weekend is filled with good things.