On Saturday, when we turned the horses out, they immediately realized that the first apples of the season had fallen off the apple tree that hangs over the corner of the two paddocks. They put their muzzles to the ground and began scooping up the apples. Alayne and I stood there for a while, munching on some of the apples that I had picked off the tree. And they were delicious! We still haven't figured out what kind they are -- we can't identify them in our apple book -- but they are sweet, full of flavor, and clearly an early-ripening variety. Both horses and humans were very happy with the day's apple-fest!
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New Shelter Challenge Begins
The latest round of the Shelter Challenge is underway and runs until October 13. You can vote every day here. To search for us, type in our name, Rolling Dog Farm, and Lancaster, NH 03584.
They have redesigned the contest site and made other changes. Please note that I cannot help with technical or voting problems. I also do not have an "inside track" to anyone at the Shelter Challenge, and I don't know any more about the contest than anyone else does. So if you find yourself having issues, please consult their FAQ page here and their Rules page, which is a pop-up you can find linked on this page.
Thanks for your votes!
Free food! Isn't that great? I feel that way when I pick figs off of our tree and eat them.
Posted by: Lynne Parker | August 23, 2013 at 04:00 PM
Sounds delicious! I love apple trees. Sometimes while hiking we come across one left over from an abandoned homestead. We are never able to identify those either, but we always gather as many as we can carry.
Posted by: Tonya Allen | August 19, 2013 at 07:46 PM
The photo is so lovely. What a peaceful place RDF seems to be for both of you and all your animals!
I hope you have time to bake some of those apples into a delicious dessert. Yum!!
Posted by: Lynn (in Louisiana) | August 19, 2013 at 04:55 PM
Wonder if those apples are an old variety that doesn't show up in books anymore. Or maybe the trees cross-pollinated and produced some kind of hybrid (don't know if apples do this, but I've seen some interesting cross-bred citrus). Either way, you can't beat home-grown produce!
Posted by: Janet | August 19, 2013 at 02:21 PM