Apple Festival


So many apples and pears. So little time.
(40 apple varieties, 10 pear)




One sign claimed that an apple brushed your teeth better than toothpaste. This one suggests the aroma is as lovely as french perfume. Mmmmmm!




My little grand pumpkins painted some of these little grand pumpkins.




High Apple Pie in the Sky

Comments

Gattina said…
I love the little painted pumpkins, they are really cute !
11:56 PM, October 15, 2007
willowtree said…
I wonder how long you could carry an apple around without attracting flies.
12:05 AM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
Can you really taste the difference between all those apples? I know I couldn't. I didn't even know there were 40 different kinds!
12:06 AM, October 16, 2007
DesLily said…
mmmm, I always liked golden delicious and cortland apples!.. but granny smith's always made the best pies!
3:20 AM, October 16, 2007
Jeanette said…
Hi Pamela, I love golden and red Delicous apples.my favorite or pink lady.
I love your painted pumkins so cute...
5:57 AM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
What a great time!
6:20 AM, October 16, 2007
the planet of janet said…
how awesome (and delicious!)

that looks like it was a lot of fun.
6:41 AM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
The little painted pumpkins are so cute. Karmyn has some nice pictures too!
6:45 AM, October 16, 2007
Sandy said…
One of the things I miss most about not driving truck anymore is missing the apple season in Wenatchee. Thanks for spurring my memories.
6:54 AM, October 16, 2007
Unknown said…
That looks like a fun day! I especially love the first and last photos.
7:13 AM, October 16, 2007
Robocop said…
MMmmm...Apples.
7:47 AM, October 16, 2007
Ms. Kathleen said…
I love the smell of apples. This looks like a great time!

Hugs!
8:13 AM, October 16, 2007
thirdworstpoetinthegalaxy said…
I just decided what I'm having for lunch.

Fuji, here I come.
8:23 AM, October 16, 2007
Beckie said…
Looks like fun!
8:28 AM, October 16, 2007
Susie said…
It does seem like there are so many varieties of apples from which to choose. When I was in elementary school, I can only remember red and golden delicious. (or maybe that's all my parents could afford!)
Looks like you had a wonderful fall day :)
xo
8:34 AM, October 16, 2007
Susie Q said…
This looks like a wonderful way to spend the day!!

Hugs,
Sue
9:53 AM, October 16, 2007
Amanda said…
I'm so glad you guys came! It was fun. And YES, they were super yummy apples! Comin back next year? :)
10:24 AM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
Looks like a fun and beautiful Fall day.

Fresh Apple and Pear tasting...Yum!
I wish we had orchards around us to pick and taste.
What a great name for an apple!
10:47 AM, October 16, 2007
Helene said…
I love apples! I have just started buying those ready sliced ones in the produce section... you can get red or green and they stay fresh in the kids lunches as well as on platters (without having to dip them in lemon juice and that only works 1/2 the time for me as I always miss spots!)
11:13 AM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
Next time I'm going to get in early so I can actually participate in the tasting!
12:36 PM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
What lovely photos. Looks like a fun a event. And I love apples.
2:12 PM, October 16, 2007
Tammy said…
What a fun apple festival! We love apples in our family, too!
5:38 PM, October 16, 2007
Robinella said…
Washington apples. I miss living in WA. That looks like a good time was had by all.
6:29 PM, October 16, 2007
my4kids said…
ooh I do miss the fresher apples....
We don't have apples growing here.
I can tell the difference in apples!
11:16 PM, October 16, 2007
Anonymous said…
Looks like you had a really fun day. I just did a post a week back about how many types of apples are out there to buy....I think I would be exhausted by the time I got down all the names from the tasting.

Great pictures.

Take care,
Connie
12:28 AM, October 17, 2007
sallywrites said…
Being from apple country we do see a lot of apples. But 40 is many! Not sure you can clean your teeth with them though... They still have fructose in them...
3:56 AM, October 17, 2007
Beccy said…
Looks like a fun weekend. You start your halloween celebrations way earlier than us.
4:53 AM, October 17, 2007
Anonymous said…
What a GREAT way to sample the different varieties...but after 40 different bites, I DO wonder if you could tell a difference.
5:56 AM, October 17, 2007
Mary said…
That looks loverly! I can imagine not wanting to eat an apple for while after though :D
7:54 AM, October 17, 2007
Peter said…
What a great theme for a festival, fresh from the trees there's nothing better than fruit of any kind.
8:01 AM, October 17, 2007
Tiggerlane said…
I love apples - I need to eat them more often! It is definitely apple pie time, too.

Your post is making me drool.
8:16 AM, October 17, 2007
The Ramblin Irishman said…
What a neat event to attend. I wonder how something like that would work in Idaho with Potatoes? It would be interesting to see if anyone could tell the difference in potatoes. Have a nice day.
8:40 AM, October 17, 2007
bichonpawz said…
Apple Fests are a great way to celebrate Fall! Your little ones made some great looking pumpkins!
11:14 AM, October 17, 2007
Devon said…
Ode de Apple, I love them!
4:39 PM, October 17, 2007
Judypatooote said…
Fall is my favorite time of year, and one reason is the trip to the apple orchard...with my daughter and grand kids....it is so much fun walking the orchard and eating to make sure you pick the right apple....we always get a half bushel, and probably eat a peck...LOL....you sure do have a lot of little pumpkins....they look real cute....judy
4:40 PM, October 17, 2007
Claudia said…
all that I keep seeing is the scene from GoodWill Hunting in which Damon says, "How ya like dem apples?"
7:16 PM, October 17, 2007
theotherbear said…
I love pink ladies. The apples, that is, not pink ladies in general.
8:26 PM, October 17, 2007
LIBSMOM said…
What lovely fall photos! I really need to get out of Florida. I'm so jealous!
8:34 AM, October 18, 2007
Debs said…
Great pics! I bet the smell was yummy. I love apples. :D
6:34 AM, October 20, 2007
Christy Woolum said…
We have a lovely orchard right by our house, but seeing all these varieties makes me miss my years in Kennewick. Grover's Orchard back on the hill behind my house made the best cider in the world!
8:51 AM, October 20, 2007
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