these lovelies have been gracing our kitchen table since tuesday.
we've been waiting for them to ripen.
they're so pretty that i'm hesitant to eat them,
now that they're ready.
i haven't always loved pears.
in fact, my admiration began only last fall
when i tried a french butter pear
at a local orchard.
heaven.
so smooth.
not too sweet.
just enough flavor.
also love the symbolism of pears:
they are sacred to three goddesses
hera, aphrodite, and pomona,
and they are the chinese symbol of
immortality.
what a fruit, yes?
ours are finally ready...
this little lady was soooo ready
that she started to undress herself,
revealing her yellow ripeness
and parting her red dress.
yes, we have a risque pear on our hands.
tomorrow we're off to apple and pear paradise:
apple hill.
have a fruitful weekend!
photos by me. september 2009.
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Do you think a pear was the fruit Adam and Even partook of in the Garden?
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