Today’s happiness is brought to you by a delightful afternoon of apple picking at Thiessen Orchards in Leamington. The day couldn’t have been lovelier! The atmosphere was infused with the fresh scents of hay, sweet apples, and cut grass and the orchard was crowned with cloud-dotted blue skies and bathed in warm sunshine. It felt a whole lot more like summer than early fall! The last couple of weeks of September have certainly been gorgeous in our neck of the woods.
Once we’d picked all that we wanted we cooled down and relaxed at a picnic table in the shade of some tall trees and munched on our ripe, juicy apples.
100 Happy Days – Day 17
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Twitter: writercat
September 29, 2014
What fun you had apple picking! Love your apple with the leaf. Perfection! The weather has been glorious, hasn’t it? I love the fresh apples this time of year. Beats the heck out of the cold storage ones in winter. At least we get imported ones throughout the year, but nothing beats fresh Canadian grown ones, eh? When I lived in St. Hilaire near Montreal with my folks, we had apple trees. MMM, they were wonderful. I’m reminiscing a lot about Montreal today as my blog shows. Geez, what’s up with that?
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 29, 2014
Freshly picked apples are wonderful! It was such a fun experience. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 5 – An Apple A Day + 100 Happy Days – Day 17
Twitter: ellytreehugger
September 29, 2014
Nothing beats autumn like picking apples and then eating them raw or baking with them! Enjoy! 🙂 Love the photo of the solo apple! <3
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 29, 2014
Thank you! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 5 – An Apple A Day + 100 Happy Days – Day 17
Wow, the apples look delicious! I have never seen an apple orchid. It is an amazing sight.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 29, 2014
It’s a lovely place!
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 5 – An Apple A Day + 100 Happy Days – Day 17
I have never been to a real apple orchard. This place looks fantastic.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 29, 2014
It really is! I’ll definitely be going back.
Laurel Regan recently posted… #MicroblogMondays 5 – An Apple A Day + 100 Happy Days – Day 17
Twitter: shilpaagarg
September 30, 2014
Wow! What a beautiful place and the apples look simply… perfect!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
They were pretty wonderful!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Twitter: nabanita21
September 30, 2014
Would you believe me if I said I’ve never seen apples of trees? Oranges yes but not apples! Such beautiful captures Laurel.. Must have been fun picking them
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
It was very fun! And beautiful to see.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Twitter: shyvish
September 30, 2014
Such beautiful apples, Laurel! You may want to check my post today. It’s got the Alphabet in it 😉
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
I will do that!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Twitter: Nishasanjeev
September 30, 2014
If an apple a day keeps the doctor away then picking apples keeps your stress away…
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
It sure seemed to!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
I love the vividness of your writing, Laurel. This reminded me of the green apple tree we had as kids.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
Thank you very much! 🙂
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Twitter: FranceneStanley
September 30, 2014
You painted a lovely word picture of your apple-picking day. I could almost smell the hay and sunshine. I’d just have to watch because I can’t bend down to the ground. Enjoy your time when you’re young.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
Thank you so much! There were actually a lot of apples within arms’ reach, no bending or ladders required!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Thanks for the reminder to take my kids apple picking this weekend!
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
You’re welcome! 🙂
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Twitter: obsessivemom06
September 30, 2014
Those apples look so fresh and crunchy and you do live your fruits! Apple picking sounds such fun.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
It was a lot of fun, and the perfect day for it!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Twitter: Gofashiondeals
September 30, 2014
Oh my god, I am so jealous!!!! I love those pictures! I miss apple orchards!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
I haven’t been to one in forever – it was nice to revisit the experience!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
Sounds like a perfect day. So… the question remains: what will you do with all the apples beyond eating them straight as apples?
Twitter: alphabetsalad
September 30, 2014
Well, Peter and I didn’t buy enough to do much other than just eat them straight – but our friend did, and I think some apple crisp is in her future!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 22 + 100 Happy Days – Day 18
What a wonderful way to spend the day. The apples look very crunchy and delicious… I haven’t been apple picking in ages. Might be time to go again.
Elizabeth
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October 3, 2014
It was definitely a nice time!
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Twitter: rm29303
September 30, 2014
This is yhe firdt year mom and I have missed going in probably close to ten years. Just so much going on snd she doesn’t remember but I was really looking forward yo taking her it’s something she always looked forward to. Hopefully next year glad you had a great time.
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Twitter: alphabetsalad
October 3, 2014
Hopefully you’ll get to go next year. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… Photo Friday: Curvy + 100 Happy Days – Day 21
Never seen an apple orchard yet. Your pics look great and the apples look delicious :).
Twitter: alphabetsalad
October 3, 2014
Apple orchards are pretty nice places! Thank you. 🙂
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