September 19, 2012
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Rittenhouse Orchard & Garden
Part One
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On Saturday morning while Cerwin and Sam moved the chapel from Franconia Heritage Banquet & Conference Center (location of the previous evening's dinner concert) to Jason Shelly's shop for an afternoon truck show, I enjoyed a photo opportunity in Sam's orchard and garden.
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Nectarines
Liberty apples
Old Variety - Pound Sweet
Great baked apples
Bosc pear
A broad view of the orchard in Sam & Alice's back yard
The border between the orchard and garden. If I remember correctly, Sam's sister Betty cares for the garden.
Tomorrow night I will give you a close-up view of what is left in the orchard at the close of the 2012 season.
It was delightful to walk through the orchard on a beautiful Saturday morning.
Comments (6)
Mmm...apples and pears mean autmn is here (almost). Though I hate that the summer passed so quickly, I'm really enjoying the mild, fall weather.
What a lovely Orchard. All the fruits look wonderful, especially the Nectarines! <3
@ShadesOfAnnie - Yes, it is a lovely orchard.
@lightnindan - It actually feel like autumn here the past few days - fabulous weather.
Local apples are scarce around here. Pears too. The early warm weather and later frosts took care of them. Maybe next year will be a good one.
Grimes golden apples were my step-dad's favorites. I haven't seen any for a long, long time.
@ata_grandma - I think our local orchards produced pretty well this year. I expect some fruits were affected by the weather, but I haven't heard much about that.We can always hope for next year.
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