An Old Orchard

Piper's Orchard apples

 

On Saturday, I enjoyed another summer walk of discovery with Joanna.   While having a wonderful picnic at beautiful Carkeek Park with a happy VM group, we walked to the secretive little Piper's Orchard.  It is not so little as it is home to about 50 fruit and nut trees.

 But it remained a secret for years by heavy overgrowth that kept it hidden from view.   After taking a pleasant little trail, the sweet orchard appears as a place out of time and timeless.   With its old trees and heirloom apples, it is a living museum of sorts. 

 

As Joanna described  here, the apples were obliging by falling to the ground and it was a game of keeping your eyes on the prize as we followed a rolling apple to its resting place on the ground.   As we headed out, I must have made quite a sight with my pockets bulging with found apples.  

Admiring my find before tasting