They say good things come in small packages, but in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia and its continuation (with a slight spelling change), the Okanogan Valley of Washington, they come in large crates.
Boxes piled up to the sky,
A crane is needed just to try
To bring the top ones down.
The pickers work to fill the crates,
They laugh and joke among their mates,
But soon the job is done.
The driver checks the tie-down straps,
Avoiding possible mishaps,
Before he hits the road.
Green or gold, or maybe red,
They all taste good I’ve heard it said,
There’s just one way to know.
So bite me!
October 30, 2015 at 3:58 pm
Oh, my, those are beauties!
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October 30, 2015 at 4:50 pm
I cheated and used the apples from my yard for the last picture, but I’m sure the Okanagan apples are every bit as good.
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October 30, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Ha, ha! A poet with a sense of humor.
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October 30, 2015 at 4:51 pm
I was hoping that readers would see the humour and not think I was being nasty.
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October 30, 2015 at 4:52 pm
No bruises on those beauties..no matter how one spells it! I had the gorgeous green apple with peanut butter on whole grain for lunch today.
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October 30, 2015 at 5:04 pm
I am not anonymous.. I am Dawn:) What’s going on here??
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October 30, 2015 at 5:18 pm
I don’t know what’s happening. Today WordPress has been acting weird. I had to do this post twice as it didn’t save it the first time. Frustrating! I think they’re having some problems. And just when I upgraded and paid them handsomely!! The same thing is happening to my friend Ursula. Her comments are going to my spam filter and coming through as anonymous. Maybe it will straighten itself out. I hope so anyway.
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October 30, 2015 at 5:20 pm
We put a bunch of those winter apples in the fridge before we went on our holiday and they are still great apples. Those green ones in the photo are called Wilmuta. They tell me they are a cross between Jonagold and Gravenstein, two of my favs.
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October 30, 2015 at 6:00 pm
If they are as good as that photo of them, they are fantastic!
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October 30, 2015 at 7:27 pm
They are that good! Sweet, juicy, firm, but not too hard so you don’t break your teeth on the skin. A great fall/winter keeper.
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October 30, 2015 at 9:10 pm
You clever woman! You had me wondering about those crates and their contents! You set this up perfectly, Anneli. Even a humorous conclusion. 🙂 I love apples, soft ones like Rome, Jonathan and Winesap.
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October 31, 2015 at 8:43 am
Smiling. Thanks, Robin. I had to chuckle at the ending myself. Of course I don’t mean it in a nasty way. I hesitated even to put it in there, but it was perfect for the apples.
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October 31, 2015 at 1:26 am
Your apples are looking yummy and beautiful
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October 31, 2015 at 8:45 am
We’re still enjoying them. They were in the fridge for a few weeks and are still very good.
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October 31, 2015 at 7:22 pm
Love it!
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October 31, 2015 at 7:26 pm
Thanks, Julie. Have an apple!
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