Saturday dawned clear and sunny, the perfect day for our road trip to Ithaca. We always start our day there at the Famer's Market. This year we bought a few plants, a loaf of sour dough bread, and some Rainbow Swiss Chard.
Then we drove to the Cornell campus to the Johnson Art Museum. Much to our surprise (since it was reunion weekend), we had no trouble finding a place to park, and the museum was not overly crowded.
The museum has a nice collection of Ansel Adams photographs, but only a handful were on display this weekend. There's also an extensive collection of Asian art, but for me the architecture and the views are as good as any of the art.
By the time we finished at the museum, it was time for lunch. One of our favorite places to eat when it's nice outside is the Boatyard Grill at the end of Cayuga Lake.
We sat outside on the covered patio (none of my photos from there were particularly good), but my fish tacos were definitely good!
While we were waiting for lunch, I glanced through a free Ithaca newspaper I picked up on the way in. We discovered the Cornell Plantation was having a plant sale, so instead of heading out of town, we went back to Cornell. The peonies in the Botanical Garden were stunning.
I'd love one of these, but there weren't any peonies for sale. We did buy four varieties of day lilies in a variety of colors which Tracy planted among our peonies this afternoon.
Our first stop on the way home is a favorite in the spring, summer, and fall---the Cayuga Creamery. All their ice cream is homemade, and it is delicious! I had No Doze--coffee ice cream with espresso beans. Yum!
Matt and Betsy gave us a gift certificate to the Hosmer Winery for Christmas so that was the next stop. We shared a tasting (too full to consider anything else!) and quickly decided on a wonderful 2011 Lemberger. We both like this red wine, but it's not easy to find a good one.
We made one last stop at the Amish Market in Seneca Falls, and called it a day. And it was quite a good one! (I've got a few photos for Rinda's Summer Scavenger Hunt to share as well. Later.)