Can people with seasons explain Apple Picking to me?

mfransdell

I see it mentioned a lot as a favorite activity around here. Is it similar to a pick-your-own fruit type farm? Or is it more of a harvest festival kind of thing?  Is this just the dumbest question of the day?

Chrysallys

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

KandM05

You go to an orchard and pick your own apples. Its a fun relaxing thing to do, take family or kids with you, nice autum weather, pick apples and take them home and make lots of apple pie

*H&J*

You just go to a local apple orchard and pick your own apples.  They usually have fall events there too like pumpkin patches, hayrides, etc.

 

JessiRaye

We like going because you get to pick from all sorts of different types of apples. (And it doesn't hurt that my favorite orchard also has a winery on location!!!)

mfransdell

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

ljlkm

JessiRaye:

(And it doesn't hurt that my favorite orchard also has a winery on location!!!)

Nice!

kiwi443

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Sorry, franny, you are definitely missing out.

BitterOldHag

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Come visit next fall.

mfransdell

kiwi443:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Sorry, franny, you are definitely missing out.

It does sound nice...it's so hot here I had to have my pumpkin latte iced yesterday.

ivs112

You actually pick them off a tree in a huge orchard. The one we go to has a huge farmer's market too and sells fresh cider and tons of fresh pies and jams/jellies. It's a nice way to spend the day and we're going on Saturday. Can't wait!

pink.dutch.tulips

if i hadn't grown up out east, i won't have gotten it either but it's when you go to the orchard and pick your own apples. sometimes it also involves hayrides, mazes and FRESH apple cider (yummy !)

it makes me sad seeing all my old hs fb friends post about taking their kids apple picking .. fat chance of that happening in CA .. now grape stomping .. that's where things even out

DarthNBJenni

They have cider and doughnuts, too. I haven't been since I was a little girl. The weather here is still too hot to go - though I might try and go next weekend!

fairychick77

Like PP said you pick your own apples. The orchard we go to has hot apple cider and apple dumplings. They also offer hayrides. It is a lot of fun!

mfransdell

BitterOldHag:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Come visit next fall.

Um, BOH, I believe you forgot to do something. (read PM from last week)

Sage Mommy

It's all fun until some parent isn't watching their preteen boys who have started an apple war and you get hit in the ear with a Fuji.

But there's fresh apple cider and carmels apples to take the sting away.

ttmccoot

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

meeee too. here's some in socal, franny: https://www.pickyourown.org/CAla.htm

ttmccoot

let's go to bates nut farm on saturday!! there's a craft fair!!

(we used to call it nate's butt farm.)

fairychick77

mfransdell

ttmccoot:

let's go to bates nut farm on saturday!! there's a craft fair!!

(we used to call it nate's butt farm.)

Lol, Nates butt farm! Yes, lats take the girls butt farming on saturday.

sunnyday016

Sage Mommy:

It's all fun until some parent isn't watching their preteen boys who have started an apple war and you get hit in the ear with a Fuji.

But there's fresh apple cider and carmels apples to take the sting away.

Don't forget the homemade donuts!

MMMMmmmm I must go to an orchard this weekend.

Tomkat8403

Ok Fairy. I Had to show you this one.

BitterOldHag

mfransdell:

BitterOldHag:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Come visit next fall.

Um, BOH, I believe you forgot to do something. (read PM from last week)

BitterOldHag

mfransdell:

BitterOldHag:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Come visit next fall.

Um, BOH, I believe you forgot to do something. (read PM from last week)

 

I can't find you. I don't know how to look!

mfransdell

BitterOldHag:

mfransdell:

BitterOldHag:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Come visit next fall.

Um, BOH, I believe you forgot to do something. (read PM from last week)

 

I can't find you. I don't know how to look!

Clicking the link?

 

amber_tynan

We have a bunch of orchards around here and we just went last week to pick raspberries.  Tomorrow we're going to a corn maze (if it isn't raining).  I looooove doing those kinds of things in the Fall.  It's one of my favorite things about New England.

Fresh cider, cider doughnuts, jams, jellies, fresh baked pies, fruit that has just been picked, pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes. . .  If you ever get the chance to travel somewhere that has seasons you have to do all the typical Fall things! 

sam19

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

kiwi443

sam19:

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

And the award for most random comment of the day goes tooooo Sam19 .

Chrysallys

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Yeah real fall is pretty dang awesome. I never had it before moving here.

My mom's group went apple picking yesterday but sadly it rained. We still went but I would have liked to have taken pictures and not been soaked. But OMG, the apples are so freaking good!

BengalBelle

I think seasons are overrated.

kiwi443

kiwi443:

sam19:

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

And the award for most random comment of the day goes tooooo Sam19 .

Ha! Joke's on me. I scrolled through before I commented, but somehow missed that one.

Chrysallys

BengalBelle:

I think seasons are overrated.

I did too, until I had them

BengalBelle

Chrysallys:

BengalBelle:

I think seasons are overrated.

I did too, until I had them

We used to live in Kentucky.  I've had them.  And while I'll admit that Fall and Spring were quite pretty, Winter is one I'd like to never see again.  

Mrs.C042807

Chrysallys:

mfransdell:

Chrysallys:

You go to orchards and pick your own fruit.

So, exactly what it sounds like.  I think Im a little jealous of people with a Fall. And orchards.

Yeah real fall is pretty dang awesome. I never had it before moving here.

My mom's group went apple picking yesterday but sadly it rained. We still went but I would have liked to have taken pictures and not been soaked. But OMG, the apples are so freaking good!

I know, right?  There is something to cutting out the middle man and going right to the source. 

I brought some of the apples we picked into DS's daycare on Monday.  The teachers said the kids loved them and said if we had more to get rid of, to bring more.

mfransdell

sam19:

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

what?

sam19

mfransdell:

sam19:

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

what?

The second person who posted in this thread.

kes3237

BengalBelle:

Chrysallys:

BengalBelle:

I think seasons are overrated.

I did too, until I had them

We used to live in Kentucky.  I've had them.  And while I'll admit that Fall and Spring were quite pretty, Winter is one I'd like to never see again.  

Winter is so worth it, though, when Spring comes.  And I do love myself a fresh snowfall.  I would be miserable right now to have "summer" still ahead of me.  I am LOVING the cooler weather right now... there's nothing better than a sunny, cool day with red and yellow leaves on the ground and the smell of burning leaves in the air.  I suppose that's why we each live where we do!   

mfransdell

sam19:

mfransdell:

sam19:

There should be a rule for how many tickers you can have for one baby in your siggy.

what?

The second person who posted in this thread.

I feel a little bad for LO #1

fairychick77

Tomkat8403:

Ok Fairy. I Had to show you this one.

Hah! That's great. Right click...Save

kscarlett5683

Thank you. Ya'll just made me really appreciate seasons. Now I think I am looking forward to fall and cool weather.

I actually like winter (and snow) up to and including New Year's. Then all I do is wait for spring. My birthday is in Feb and I can even do without that! LOL (well, maybe thats because Im getting older)