Tuesday, September 22, 2009

everybody knows the secret, everybody knows the score

Here is a photo of Pie and Sovereign grazing in front of one of our apples trees. Our farm is happily blessed with three apple trees in the vicinity of the pastures. Sunday afternoon Maizie and I picked apples from this tree while Pie and Sovey supervised. Of course, we shared with them often, especially since Pie was pawing the ground like he was digging to China until we would throw one in for him. Spoiled puppy! If you enlarge this photo you can see "applesauce" that he slobbered all over his left front shoulder! Below is the old-fashioned apple picker we used for the apples on high branches.
We filled huge buckets with the apples and put them in a refrigerator. When it gets cold we can move them to the garage. My grandmother used to do this each year and she managed to save apples for the horses until February!!! We don't spray our trees, so they don't look all shiny and new, but they don't have stickers or chemicals on them either! Do I hear Joni Mitchell? Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, Please! Later, Maizie and I made a delicious apple cobbler - yummy! As we were picking, I kept thinking about how lucky we are to have our farm and our trees and our sweet horsey-porsies. The sun was low and it was a soft September light and Maizie was laughing and picking apples with that antique contraption and Pie and Sovey were crunching and munching apples beside us and I wondered if it could ever be better? I was reminded of Michelle, and her lovely blog From The Horse's Back. She always has a "Thankful Thursday" post where she remembers to be grateful for her horses or dogs or some such wonderful pleasure in her life. I am so very grateful for my lot.

8 comments:

  1. What a lovely post - thank you!

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  2. The richness of Autumn! I love that crazy apple-gathering gadget. Simple yet effective. That's what I love about old tools like that. We also have an apple tree in our yard. Last year it was out of control with apples. We tried to save most of them, but a lot ended up in the compost!! I wonder what it will do this year!!

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  3. I love that old fashioned apple picker! I have never seen one, how cool!

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  4. Juliette, that sounds like the best afternoon. I can't really think of much better than that! And thanks so much for the nod to my site. Thankful Thursdays has really encouraged me to articulate what I'm thankful for and I'm really enjoying it. Glad you are too!

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  5. Great post! The apple cobbler sounds delicious...I can smell it baking from miles away. You are right about those special pleasures in life. Suck'em in and savor them.

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  6. What a great way to spend a day! I love just hanging out by the pastures, watching the horses. Nothing else better, except for riding of course!
    Your apple cobbler sounds delish and I am starving for one!

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  7. Your farm is beautiful. How fun to have fresh apples off your own trees. I've never canned anything, but would like to learn so I could can my own applesauce. I love homemade, chunky applesauce.

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  8. What a sweet post....sweet as apple cobbler! I really think My Boy would love to live under that tree, too! :) Enjoy the wonderful fall season!

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