A is for apple
...apples. fruit of the apple tree, species in the rose family. the tree is small, they may reach a height from 10-39 ft, fruits fall to the ground when they mature. blossoms during springtime and fruits mature mostly in autumn. known to some as the "forbidden fruit" from the "garden of eden" or you've probably seen this fruit occupying that famous spot on fiesta food tables...the lechon's mouth!...
APOL or EPOL hehe? we've always seen apples in fruit stands back home (Pinas) and when we draw trees, we always draw red "apples" on them. but i've never seen an actual apple tree, and when I knew that we could actually do "apple picking" in the orchards here, i had to do it, i just had to....and to make the long story short, we did.
autumn of last year 2008, we went apple-picking in highland orchards, just a few miles from where we live. their place greets you with a play area for kids and a petting zoo. they have llamas, cows, ponies, goats (and mind you, goats are pets and not for kalderetas, so be nice to them, got it!) you have to go on a hayride (it's a truck ride with hay) to go to the orchards.
i was surprised to see shrubs. i was prepared to see something as big as a mango tree. but no, they were kinda small that my little boy can just literally reach for the fruits. it's amazing how many different kinds there are: green apples, golden apples, small red apples, big red apples. most have fallen to the ground coz you see the tree is not very sturdy, and when you pick fresh fruits, the tree shakes a lot and that makes the more mature apples fall, such a waste! you get to pay for a bag worth $8 or so, then you fill it up with any apple you want. we got three bags, ate 3 pieces and gave the rest to friends who baked apple pies, etc. i'm not a big eater of apples...we just wanted the experience, yah? and of course, now i know better when i draw "apple" trees :)
**My little boy had his own trip to the orchard this year (2009) as a school activity. They got to do the hayride, made a scarecrow, tasted apple cider, squeezed? the apples (or something like that) ... see i found a good school, they're training my son early to be the explorer that his mother wants him to be .... GO, GO, KULIT!!
...appreciating God's wondrous paradise...
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About Me
- pearl
- i am filipino, proud of my origin ... i have been blessed to be working in the US; i have my hubby and my little boy with me and every weekend (almost!) we try to do something interesting...whether it be in our town, a few miles away, more than a few miles, nearby states or (once or twice) even a plane ride away ....
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when the travel bug hits me...i go
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