Several years ago, we planted 2 young apple trees. Over the years, we've gotten some apples. At some point, Mike decided to prune the trees for the very first time. (We can't agree when it was, but it was before summer. :-) I wish I had a picture, because the pile of branches that he removed from the trees was a bit shocking. Apparently a harsh pruning was just what the trees needed, because we had a record harvest this year! 
Many of the branches were sagging under the weight of the apples. We had virtually no worms in the apples. We're not exactly sure why that is because we've never sprayed our trees. Most of the rejects were ones that a bird or a gopher had "snacked" on. We picked conservatively--rejecting apples with any significant flaws (I like to leave those for the critters to enjoy)... And we still picked nearly 180 pounds of apples!
We were overwhelmed!
We gave away many of them, and then kept a few for eating,
and saucing.
Yum!
A couple guys down the street got word that we were making applesauce...
And so they showed up on our doorstep to devour some . . . peels.
Ha! Who knew that apple peels were a delicacy? :-)
I would say I still have about 25 pounds or so remaining for apple dumplings...and apple crisp...and apple muffins...and apple bars...and maybe some apple oatmeal...
Any other ideas?
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