as american as i want to be

a post from the prodigal sun (or perhaps the land thereof)
my apologies. i hate february. and shoveling snow. and i've gone into hibernation.
but this post comes thanks to a very special bit of sunshine who particularly likes pastry. and apples.
my first apple pie



it wasn't nearly as hard as i thought. but what was hard was capturing this:



and then this:



and then this:



i think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
(with pies. and maybe a little bit of sunshine, too.)