Apples!

Of all the plants in our yard and garden, I think the apple trees we put in ten years ago are going to be missed the most. As far as I know, you really can't grow good apples as far south as Georgia, so I guess we're going to have to settle for pecan pies from now on.

My kids, in the few short years we've had them, have grown up having apple trees. September means "apples" and it's been a tradition for the kids to pick them and for me to clean them. Those trees are like family, and we're going to miss them.

We've had four varieties of apples: Empire, Fuji, Granny Smith, and Winesap

Teaching Merrilee to pick apples four years ago

We even have crab apples

This year's bumper crop

Picking apples this year

We love homegrown apples!