tastes like autumn - cruchy, chewy, sticky autumn

I have never eaten a caramel apple before.
I've had apples with caramel, but never one of those gooey yummies on a stick.
I realized this in the grocery store when i saw a display of candy and caramel apples on sale for 89 cents each.
Less than a dollar for a new experience?  Yes, please.
It was a gorgeous fall day in Maryland so i sat in my favorite spot on the porch, breathed in the sunshine and tried my caramel apple.

The tart apple, sweet caramel and crunchy nuts were a fabulous combination, but man did it take forever to eat. Figuring out how/where to even take that first bite took a while. All three layers present their own masticating challenge so i felt like i chewed and chewed and chewed each bite forever, which is better for digestion but heck on the jaw.
I ate about half before i was ready for a break so i wrapped it up to finish after dinner.
Definitely a fan of the taste combo and i can see why the caramel apple is a fall fixture, but i think that i will stick to the sliced version that is more bite-sized and only messy instead of really, really messy.
Unless i'm at a fair. Or a festival. Or some other food-on-a-stick event.