Pear

September 6, 2010.

The pear tree has the same story as apple trees and these are this year's fruits. Some are ready to be picked.

Pear

Our favorite pear desserts, Pear Terrine,

with caramel and star anise. Good with vanilla ice cream.

© Burke's Garden, 2010.

Apple

June 21, 2010.

After being abandoned for years and pruned and fertilized these past 2-3 years, the two apple trees in the front yards finally bear fruits and they are loaded. They are cooking type of apple, too sour to be eaten raw. Squirrels love them so we have to race against them. They made good apple pie and apple tarts.

The cooking apples.

A squirrel bite on an apple.

One of the apple trees dotted with apples

with a rose bush on the foreground

earlier in the month.

© Burke's Garden, 2010.

Fall Crop

Our pecan crop this year.

White eggplant and a small pumpkin. We feed these to our pet pig and he loved them!

© Burke's Garden, 2009.