Before we picked the pears, I took this picture.  I took one at the beginning of the season, and there were lots of baby pears.  Well, in July, there were lots of bigger pears.  When we went out the other day to pick them, there were only about ten pears.  That's ok, we picked them ALL.  

 

I read in the Food Lovers Companion book that it is best to pick pears when they are hard, and let them ripen at room temperature.  So that's what we did.  We picked what was left, and we will let them sit until they're done.  

 

So the critters got some, and we got some too.   

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!