Chelsea Bird

Once we finally arrived at the orchard, after a few pit stops and a stop for apple pie (a must!), we spent a little while walking around and checking out their darling market store, the apple cider donut stand and starting to map out our plan of attack on the orchard — pears first, then apples. Neither of us had actually picked pears before, so we decided to tackle that side of the orchard first before making our way over to the rows and rows of apples ahead of us. This orchard actually only grows asian pears, so we were a little surprised to find pears the size of apples lining the trees in front of us. Have you ever had an asian pear before? They’re super yummy and would be delicious in a caramel pear tart or some kind of sweet pastry. We only ended up taking a few of those home, though, so they’ll be going in salads and eaten as a late night snack!

Also, how perfect is it that my skirt from Modcloth’s new line matches perfectly with those golden yellow pears? I’m a big fan of matching my surroundings, as ya’ll know, but I swear I didn’t plan this one — we’ll just say that it was meant to be! 😉

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