it's raining men... i mean pears

i may not have a garden this year (unless you count my tomato as a garden... ), but i have fruit trees my friends. we knew they were there- but we had no idea that they actually grew yummy, edible fruit.


we harvested a big bowl of nectarines last week. i thought i was going to share with some friends, but before i could make my deliveries, we ate them all up. greedy, i know.

today, i harvested the asian pears. it's crazy, but there are so many up in the tree that i can't reach! going to have to think about that and come up with a solution that doesn't involve a broken leg. but for now, we've got enough to keep this family of five satisfied. i don't know much about the asian pear, but we're game for finding out about this lovely fruit.

well, at least one of my subjects is game.

she thought it was funny that as i climbed the ladder and picked pears, more pears fell from the sky. no joke- it was raining pears. you'd pull one off and then a few minutes later three more would fall. really, it was more like "sacrificed" because as they hit the ground they would smash open. i'm thinking we'll play out front until the tree thins out a bit. it's a bit risky out back for the noggin.

you might want to eat these asian pears- they are yummy. but as for me, i want to eat that girl! what can i say? i'm a momma in love.