One of the prizes in the annual Doodle
for Wildlife auction, in support of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, was an
apple-picking trip at the University farms, provided by my family (my
brother is a graduate of the Vet program, and used to work for the
Wildlife Ward). I came along, partially as a photographer and partially
to eat a couple of apples.
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Family Picking
The kids always have the most fun out in the orchard.
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Lecturing Dad
Dad is always in his element when he gets to explain horticultural pursuits to... well, anybody.
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Labelled Apples
Melrose and Novia; this is one way to keep track of them.
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Arm-fulls of Apples
That is an ideal way to go about life.
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Picking Pose
Thank you for standing still, so I could get a picture of someone actually doing the work!
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Cutting the Apple
It wastes less apples to just give out tasting samples. It leads to less exploded stomachs, too.
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Discussing Apples
I tried to get a couple of posed shots of this afterwards, but it didn't work out.
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Looking for Apples
There were apples there once, honest!
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Sharing with Kids
Dad always enjoys teaching kids the most.
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Kid With Stick
Eventually, the games turned to sticks, as they always do.
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Cutting the Apple
I admit, I can't identify which apple it is from this distance.
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Chopped Apple
That's an apple, in case you didn't know what one looked like. (Is it a Cortland? I think it is!)
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Happy Kid
Sticks make everything better.
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Apple Retrieval
Reaching for the last apple on a tree can take some effort.
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More Lecturing
I had to take off shortly after this, but I was able to get a last few pictures of Dad lecturing.
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More Lecturing, II
It's always good when he has props (especially edible ones).
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More Lecturing, III
I've never been clear on how much of that skill I inherited; probably at least some of it.
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More Lecturing, IV
I think that everybody had a good time listening and eating.
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