264. Y is for Yellow

I realize this may seem a bit like a cheat, since X was for ... well ... yellow.  But I was out in the garden yesterday doing some cleanup, and some things, including the asparagus fronds, had grown so large that I almost missed the fact that the Seckel pears were ready to be picked.  How sad it would have been had I missed out on these little golden gems.  So sweet and so perfect.  I got a plateful of juicy, delectable pears from this little tree in its first year, and here they are, just for you. 

This is not exactly all of them. I had to sample a few before I wrote about them, so I'd know what I was talking about.  You know how that goes.

When I first got this tree home (and I remember writing about this last year), I learned that Seckel pears are teeny-tiny things, and I was a bit disappointed that I had bought that variety.  Not disappointed any more.  It proved to be a perfect pollinator for the Summercrisps, and it produced a lovely harvest of not-so-tiny, sweet, juicy, delicious fruits in its own right, even though it was virtually ignored all season.  A definite success just in time for the Autumn Equinox. 

Happy Autumn!  Though I love all the seasons, I love Autumn the best.

Comments

[Sarah]

That is a wonderful welcome to Autumn!

[moiraeknittoo]

OMG those are gorgeous pears. NOM NOM NOM for sure! Wow. I'm sitting here drooling. Mmmmmmmm.

[jean]

The pears really do look delicious, smaller fruits frequently have a concentration of flavors - home grown apricots can be absolutely luscious. The sweetness of a perfect grape or the tart/sweet of a sour cherry that fill your mouth with an explosion of flavor - perfection!

[Cathy-Cate]

I'm not sure those are really yellow, at the risk of seeming rude contradicting you. Those are lusciously, glowingly, mouthwateringly golden pears! I think they were in some fairy tale I read as a kid....

[marianne]

Yowza. Those just might be the prettiest little pears I've ever laid eyes on. Loves me a good pear.
Happy Autumn to you!

[DebbieB]

Yes, but you didn't actually SHOW us anything yellow on X-day, so this counts in my book. Those look scrumptious. What a pretty plate they're sitting on, too!

[Renee]

I love autumn best too! Gorgeous pairs, I'm drooling.

[Kelli]

Congrats on the pears. A thought: I made some pear butter with some Bartlett pears a few weeks ago. DELISH. If you have enough, and don't want to eat them all raw, I highly recommend it. ~ksp

http://www.recipezaar.com/194927

[Margene]

Autumn is your colorway. ;-)
I'd love the taste one of those tiny little pears. They look fabulous.

[roxie]

The light is luscious - like honey poured over thte pears. Wonderful job!

[(formerly) no-blog-rachel]

Oh man I miss Fall in VT!

[claudia]

Mmm. Pears.

Do I have to harvest my proto-beets before frost?

[Cheryl S.]

What beautiful pears! Want! Want!

[Manise]

Happy Autumn to you too! Sekel pears are yummy little gems. Nice photo!

[mym]

now, i'm hungry.

[Lucia]

Lovely pears! One of the two fruits I'm officially allowed to eat. Happy autumn back atcha. I prefer spring myself, if I must confess it, but I do love fall colors. (I always say I don't like yellow or orange, but that's not really true: I just don't like them on me. On other people, or on trees, I like them just fine.)

I have two red scarves on the needles. One of them is actually red.

[Cookie]

Gorgeous!

Thank you for doing quality control before sharing them with us. ;^)

[sandy]

Yellow pears in the golden sunlight of autumn! That is my favorite picture of all time. (:)

[Diane]

YUMMM! Seckle Pears are just a delight. And those are particularly pretty - they just look like they should be painted into some lovely still life... and then, snarffed down with a nice glass of wine and a bit of cheese. Happy Autumn! It's just the best time of the year!