I love apple picking. It was a yearly tradition growing up in central Massachusetts–picking, drinking of mulled cider, pumpkin carving and merriment. I just had the privilege of living that feeling vicariously through KidWonder last weekend, while visiting family. We went to Doe Orchards in Harvard, MA, my childhood haunt. Here are some pics, and don’t miss the video toward the bottom!
The trees:
The tools:
The catch:
Enjoying the fruits of his labor:
Here is KidWonder in action:
And finally, walking off, stage left, with his Pa:
Once Upon A Win is a new entry into the lolcats family, and like lolcats, failblog and graphjam it is an instant winner. My favorite post so far, Bo Jackson in Tecmo Super Bowl. Bo Jackson was far and away my favorite player in Tecmo Super Bowl. When handled correctly, he is unstoppable in that game. Witness:
Tom loves working on the internet. Since 1997, he has built and maintained consumer internet sites for Barnes & Noble, Online Retail Partners, Yahoo! HotJobs, Ask Jeeves and most recently at AOL. The opinions expressed in this blog are his own and do not reflect those of his employer.
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