How 'Bout Them Apples?

So, since I did finally realize that fall is here, I thought it would be fun to go apple picking. Friday afternoon Tim and I hopped in the car and went to Tougas Farm. After deciding that we didn't really need a bushel of apples, we purchased a single peck-sized bag and headed off into the orchard. Of course, we dutifully stopped and read the rules first:


Ok, so at least Tim follows instructions. Observe the two-handed approach to apple picking:

Of course, there's NO WAY he climbed the ladder without first reading the safety instructions...

Safety first kids! This clearly leads to happy apple pickers.

On the other hand, you could take the riskier approach. With an apple in each hand, you have to wonder how I made it down the ladder safely. The weight of that giant apple probably threw off my center of gravity. I guess I'm lucky I didn't end up as a bizarre CNN story (I can see the headline now - Girl dies due to intense gravitational field present in giant apple)

But never fear, all is well. While it's obvious that I didn't exactly use the lift and twist technique (which would never result in an apple with an entire tree attached), the apple still tasted good.

AND, as an added bonus, on the way out we walked by some raspberry bushes. YUM, free raspberries!

Now, if you are wondering what we did with all of our apples, you'll just have to wait until my next post to find out...