We packed a lunch and went where we knew the pears would be. Over on the family road where we found the queen anne’s lace.
We hopped out and ran to the pear tree. We found one lone pear.
We played with the kitty. And the fake snake that keeps the critters away from the pears.
Then we sat and sketched. We looked up and noticed the branches. We thought the branches were similar to the weeping willow in a fashion.
The way the branches grow up then hang down heavy with fruit and leaves. We also noticed the rough, gray bark.
We ran around the open spaces and enjoyed a little more.
Look how many zinnias Aunt Patti has!
We gathered a few treasures…
Then we headed home to the kitchen table where we compared apples and the one pear. We compared the outside, the texture, the shape, the smell. Taste tests proved that the apple was perfectly delicious while the pear seemed hard and not ripe. 
Quite tart!
And we dissected. Guess what we discovered? That both the apple and the pear have the five seeds shaped like a star!
We continue to enjoy all the many nature journal pages from the September Outdoor Hour newsletter and the More Nature Study ebook.
(sorry for so many photos but the mosaic just didn’t work well to show them all).
Then, since we’d forgotten to collect pear tree leaves, the next day we gathered some from the yard.
And we outlined the shapes with watercolor paints, following the nature journal suggestion in the September newsletter, Outline the Shape.
It was such fun and they turned out so beautifully!
Enjoying the beautiful weather over several days, learning more about pears and pear trees, sketching and painting.
Thanks and {{hugs}} to Outdoor Hours.
Beautiful….all of it…the adventure of the trip….the wonderful taste-testing and journal writing. I love their lovely leaf pages. I always love your nature studies.
One poor little pear….he didn’t stand a chance up against the apple. 🙂
We had a hard time coming up with words to describe the apple and the pear’s tastes. Funny how we just don’t seem to have just the precise word without saying, “It tastes like apples or pears.” I think sweet does describe the pear but sweet like what? Sweet like a pear of course. Crazy English language.
I loved seeing your artistic journal pages…we have been enjoying our watercolors lately too.
Thanks so much for sharing your pear study with the OHC.
What a beautiful pear study! I loved the tart face and how you did the watercolors. I think we’ll have to try that! I also loved the Salmon Loaf, I’ll have to try that too. I have a couple of cans of pink in the cupboard. Thanks for sharing your days!
I like how you compared the pear and the apple, good thinking 🙂
oh I love it! I’ll have to hop over and check out the outdoor study!! RIGHT up our alley- We made an outdoor specimen science kit- just posted about it- have a wonderful weekend – made a pot of beans again the other day and thought of you! 🙂 – these were pinto beans & homemade cornbread though, not black-eyed peas. 🙂
Kelli – you must check out (and join in) the Outdoor Hour Challenges. You and yours will love them! So glad to share the love of good ol’ beans and cornbread with you. Happy weekend to you too 🙂