"A Bull Walks Into an Apple Orchard and Says to the Pig..." (Apple Picking at Stribling Orchard)

Today Marcus and I went apple picking at Stribling Orchard in Markham, Virginia.  When we arrived at the farm, a very interesting character greeted us:

This bull!  My guess is that he must weigh like 1500 pounds.  Seriously.  He was quite scary looking.

 

But was very gentle.  Even a little silly.

Here's bull with his sidekick piggy.  Piggy, who was a loud snorter, followed bull everywhere.  They were quite a pair.

 

It was a gorgeous day.  But perhaps a little late in the year for apple picking.  I think most of the apples had been picked in September.  There were only a few varieties on the trees and after picking a few "taste tests" we decided to purchase some apples from the orchard store instead.

I was after some pie-ready apples, and some for applesauce.

The smell of apple pie was everywhere. 

There's also a BBQ (hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken) and a few picnic tables at Stribling.

 

Stribling isn't the only place to eat lunch.  A few miles down the road from Stribling (exit 13) is a place called the Apple House.  They sell yummy apple donuts, kettle corn, BBQ, and soft serve ice cream.  The line was out the door at 1:30.