One of my favorite photos.
Anna’s birthday weekend. Apple picking. In October 2008. Anna turned 5.
In this photo at the apple orchard, Erika is expecting Maura (12 next month) and Jack was home napping. Michael and Anna are helping pick apples
Happy Birthday dear DIL Erika. I’m glad I get to spend it with you this year.
You are a wonderful mother to four of my grandchildren.You remind me I’ve much for which to be grateful.
I love this photo of you.
Here you are in the apple orchard (2008) with Anna and Michael, Jack was home napping and you were carrying Maura, due to arrive the next month.
Happy happy Birthday. ❤️Your MIL
A few days ago I posted Erika and two of the grandkids walking in the apple orchard.
Then Steve’s art on the mantel with the Granny Smith apple.
Just for fun I did a google search – Apple and rutheh. Quite a few photos of apples or some form of apples appeared in the results. Many apple photos over the years of blogging. Some other fruit appeared and even some tomatoes as I scrolled down. Here are a few examples of apple photos from previous posts.
There is the Before they Get to the Store post showing how Honey Crisps are grown in Washington.
An early blog post from August 2009 Anna is 15 now
Like a science experiment. Drastic temperature change. Anna (5) said “Get your camera and take a picture. You could win a prize!”
So this is what it looks like when “the bottom falls out”!
Cider making in North Carolina in the first photo and a Cider Press in Pennsylvania in second. 
Apple Butter Annie Oakley’s Kitchen Southside Farmer’s Market
https://rutheh.com/2013/11/08/half-apples-baked-in-balsamic-with-a-dot-of-butter/
Olive Oil Apple Juice and Tiki Torch Fuel
There is a guest blog from Wildflour Bakery in Alaska
My sister in law’s Apple Pie in Washington
Real fruit and Fake fruit in Hardy Virginia. 
https://rutheh.com/2017/09/09/apple-picking-and-farm-market-checkout-line/
Today’s post is from nine years ago-
“Photo from the archives. V suggested posting an occasional favorite photograph from before I started the blog. She requested this one.”
Anna, Erika and Michael walking in the apple orchard. Jack was home napping with Mark. Maura was born Nov 2008 the month after this photo was taken
More Effects of Elements and Time
WEATHERED appeals to me cause I’m finding a lot of photos in the archives to post.
Vintage Toy Garbage Truck from the 1950’s
Larimer School, Pittsburgh PA-
Okanogan, Washington and surrounding area-
orchard heaters no longer used, and apple boxes, an abandoned school house with an updated roof and a No Hunting sign posted on the building with the old vinyl couch out front.
Your Handwriting Reveals your Character sign in Coney Island-
-Bakery, Drug Store and the Lunchbox Diner* (see below for how it used to look) in Manhattan– New York City-
Quinwood, West Virginia-
Conneaut Amusement Park- Pennsylvania-
Roller Skating Rink- McKeesport PA-
Train in Alaska
Gallery of water in Washington for the H2O challenge
The first photo is Dry Falls you can barely see the kayakers, ant size.
Omak Lake
Glacial lake
Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport WA
Irrigation of apple orchard in Eastern Washington, Brewster.
My sister- in-law at wet waterfalls (will have to ask her the name )
