It's one of my favourite times of year- Apple Harvest Time! Between our little dwarf Fuji and our semi-dwarf Liberty apple tree, we usually get a nice little harvest. By the time the apples are truly ripe, Rowan and Isla have already gleaned a fair amount of apples, eating well over their 'apple a day', but there was still a full basket to harvest today. It was a wet, wet, day, but we still had fun picking.
Rowan and Isla were anxious to have yet another apple today, so as soon as the basket was brought in, they picked a favourite each. I love how much they love watching the backyard fruit growing all season knowing that, when any of it is ripe, they're welcome to help themselves.
After the kids were in bed, I carefully washed and dried each apple before putting them in the crisper drawers to keep fresh. Having forgotten to bring a bowl to put them in by the couch where I was working, a big bowl full of wet apples on my lap and a full coffee table, I started putting each washed and dried apple on the rim of our old cartwheel table until my colander was empty and I could bring them to the kitchen. The pattern was so pretty I had to take pictures!
