Five in Five on the 5th & Photowalk #08

Saturday we took a day trip to the Finger Lakes. Our first stop was Sauder’s Market, a Mennonite grocery store in Seneca Falls. They produce many of their own labels—jams, jellies, sauces, and my favorite: sauerkraut. From there we drove to Auroa on Cayuga Lake. We were given a gift certificate to the Auroa Inn and had a lovely (and delicious lunch) there. Our table overlooked the lake, and afterwards we walked down to the lake to take some photos for Sandie’s Five in Five meme. The challenge is to take as many photos as you can in five minutes. I only had my iPhone with me (what was I thinking?) but I did end up with five photos I was satisfied with. (A zoom lens would have been very helpful.)

Processed this one as a black and white photo; interestingly there wasn’t a lot of difference from the original. A sign of how gray the weather is! The birds are a flock of Canadian geese.  As we loaded our groceries into the car at Sauders, flock after flock in large V-formations flew overhead. I don’t think I’d ever seen quite so many geese at once. The Montezuma Wild Life Refuge isn’t too far away which may explain the high numbers.

I was attracted to the colors and patterns of the bark on this tree.

The back of the Auroa Inn. The dining room is at the top of the stairs with the long windows; a great view of the lake.

Cold and snowy, but still beautiful.

After we left Auroa, we drove to Seneca Lake to visit one of our favorite wineries, Silver Thread. We had a lovely time chatting with two groups of people who had driven up from Pennsylvania for the day. A quick stop at the Waterloo Outlets and we headed home. By then it was snowing . . . again.