If it"s autumn, it"s apple season—the time for apple pie, apple cider (and, of course, apple cider doughnuts), apple cake, caramel apples, or just biting into a fresh, crisp apple, especially one you picked yourself. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apples grown in the world—about 2,500 in the US. This blackbird is enjoying a crab apple, which most people find a little sour to eat right off the tree. They do, however, work well for jelly, apple butter, or even pie filling. The term "crab apple" doesn’t refer to a specific species but is used for several types of small apples. In Celtic culture, crab apples are associated with love and marriage. Supposedly if you throw the seeds into a fire while saying the name of your love, the seeds explode if your love is true. We"d try it but we"re busy baking a pie.
Bobbing for crab apples
Today in History
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Fall for Chile
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An enduring vision
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Gem State views
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Remembering the Velvet Revolution
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It s a good day to be green
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World Meteorological Day
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When science looks like magic
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Louvre Pyramid
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American goldfinch
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Christmas Eve
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Village of Labro, Italy
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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How green is my valley
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An uncommon look at an American icon
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Sedona, Arizona
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Siblings that play together…
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Native American Heritage Month
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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National Mushroom Month
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Swimming with the sea cows
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Mountains fit for a queen
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool