outdoors in the Rivertowns

The weather around here has been unbelievably perfect for the last couple of weeks - low humidity, crisp air, sunshine: just the barest hint of fall coming.  I'm sad that we've been so busy with work and school, and unable to enjoy the outdoors every day together. But we get out as often as possible to our playgrounds, trails, and farmer's markets.  Some recent photos:

Traffic jam on the slides at Station Road playground.

 The new riverfront trail between Tarrytown and Irvington, the morning after a rain.

Late Friday afternoon at Matthiessen Park. Liesl stayed home with a fever and so we picked Seb up directly from school. After some much-needed snacks, we dug in the sand and made castles, and raced up ladders and down slides.

Saturday morning at Tarrytown Coffee Labs: coffee for mama, pastries for children.

Early this morning at Rockefeller Park - the children happily engaged in their favorite pastime, picking up rocks and throwing them off bridges to watch the splash.

There were tiny new baby piglets at Stone Barns farm today. Liesl loved them and squatted down close to the fence in order to more closely commune with them. She liked watching the piglets jump around and wrassle with each other and nurse, and watching the mama pigs drink water from a jug.

Apple-cheeked children at the annual Book Fair at Washington Irving's home. We met some authors, bought a bunch of new books, and ate apples while listening to some music - all on a gorgeous late afternoon overlooking the river.