Apple Picking

This last weekend we decided to head out to the mountains and go apple picking. We went to Riley's Farm in Oak Glen. We were able to pick golden delicious, black arkansas, rome, and winesaps. Although I have never heard of the winesap apples before this trip they were my favorites. They have great flavor and they are firm. There is nothing worse than a mushy apple.

Cherish loved it when the apples were low enough for her to pick. Most of them were so high we needed a picking pole( a long pole with and basket with a hook at the end) to get them.
Even Izzy wanted to pick them.

Almost there. Jose had to help her get most of them. Before we entered the orchard they gave us instructions to make sure we turn them until they come off because if you do it incorrectly an apple will never grow there again. Cherish was very careful to follow those directions and she would reprimand us when we didn't, which by the way is very difficult with the picking pole.


Izzy Loved the apples. I personally would have never even dreamed to give Izzy a whole apple , after all she is only 14 months. Jose snuck her an apple before I could stop him. She loved it. In fact when I tried to take it away she growled at me. I promise I do feed her.