I carved another pear as a wedding present for friends married at the end of April. The stone was a piece of Green Dalradian Schist from Annagh Head in NW Mayo (almost as far west as you can go). The stalk is Aspen.

Pear & piece of green schist

Pear & piece of green schist

becoming pear shaped

becoming pear shaped

green pear

finished

Wedding present

Pear (schist)