Saturday, July 26, 2008

Life on the farm

Back in the 80's, my dad decided to plant some fruit trees - apples, pears, peaches, and a grape vine. The grape vine died and the others bore fruit for him year after year. We called it "Daddy's Orchard" although it was no where near an orchard. He tended to these trees lovingly until his death in 1991. Over time, most of the trees have died and I think there might be 10 or so trees on the plot of land.

I don't do anything to the trees. I just let it grow. Most years, there is barely any fruit and the deer and other wildlife take care of the crop. This year, these trees have come alive again. They are loaded down with pears, peaches, and apples (on different trees, not all on one tree!)

Oh my! Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!! Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!!


Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!! Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!!
Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!! Pears, and peaches, and apples! Oh my!!

Looks like LOTS of work for me in making jelly and dried apples. What a wonderful problem to have ~ I can always give jelly for Christmas presents!!
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4 comments:

  1. CandaceJuly 26, 2008 at 6:24 PM

    Looks like you've got a helper. I love pear crisp and pear pie.
    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  2. JoanneJuly 27, 2008 at 2:01 PM

    Oh Susan, you made me homesick for the apple trees we had in our yard in northern Arizona. I LOVED making homemade apple butter. I've also bought lots of peaches from the peach farms here and made lots of peach butter. I love both and it's always fun to have them on hand. (And best thing is you can do half the job when it's still hot, and then freeze for the next step which is fun to do in the fall.)
    Hugs, Joanne

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  3. RhondaJuly 27, 2008 at 7:48 PM

    What a wonderful problem, indeed!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 4, 2008 at 10:53 AM

    Nothing beats fresh fruit from the tree. Lucky you...maybe even some fruit chutney could be made. Yummy!! Jo x

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