This week, Beth from I Should Be Folding Laundry challenged us with “apples.”
It just so happens that we have lots of those around right now. In fact, we will probably be harvesting 100 pounds or so of our own apples this weekend, and pressing them for juice.
Thankfully we still have apples in our trees and not these on the ground…
Or one of the rotten ones like this which was still on the tree…
But perhaps we might rescue a fallen apple from the puddles if it’s only just fallen in!
And, of course, no apple picking session would be completely without my two apple helpers…
Ayla is a master at making apples disappear—she must have eaten about 20 of them while I was shooting photos. And as you might notice from the frothy drool around her mouth, not all of them are sweet and ripe yet. 😉
And of course my Apple Princess who insisted that we bring home a bag of apples…even though she pretty much only wants to eat apples straight off the tree. Mackenzie — spoiled by the fruits of nature… NEVER!
I LOVE the photo of Ayla with the apple in her mouth – it’s just perfect! However, the apple in the puddle is a close second. Have fun with all your apple picking and pressing!
Thanks for dropping in. It was very difficult to get Ayla eating an apple, despite the fact that she ate so many while we were doing this. That dog just will not sit still when I have the camera out!
As for the puddle, I saw that apple in there from afar and knew I had to shoot it 🙂
I had a friend, sadly deceased now, who had a small orchard on his property and, being very much against chemical additives in his food, never sprayed his trees. As a result there would be an occasional worm occupying the delicious fruit. In late summer and early fall, when the fruit ripened, we would pick them up, give them a cursory rinsing, cut out any obviously wormy spots, then press the juice out with and antique wooden cider press. I’m sure our product contained a little worm juice but that didn’t interfere with our enjoyment one bit. We would put the cider in gallon plastic jugs and freeze it for later enjoyment. He had one chest freezer that was dedicated to nothing but this delicious nectar. 🙂
A little protein in your juice won’t hurt 😉
Sounds like a wonderful time, although lots of work. And the rewards are well worth it! We have so far not saved any straight juice (although our neighbor makes juice which is delicious because he blends in a variety of apples). But a few years ago we made our own apple wine which is delicious!
100 pounds of your own? Wow, so jealous over here! Love the shots of your dog with the apple in her mouth!
These are great captures! My dog is also a master apple thief. Unfortunately, I don’t have a single apple on my tree this year. 🙁
We didn’t have such a great apple season last year either because the weather was just so hot. But we also had most of our apples stolen from our trees since there is no fence around our little orchard (and we can’t put one up). I guess the 50 or so trees in the public orchard here weren’t good enough for them. :-/