The Cherry Branch

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

When last we saw our intrepid cherry branch, it was just beginning to blossom.

See it here.

Picture heavy, not so good for dial-up.

30 April                                                                                                3 May


6 May                                                                                                  11 May


12 May                                                                                                16 May



22 May                                                                                                 27 May


31 May                                                                                                  7 June


15 June                                                                                              

2 July

5 July                                             So begins my yearly battle with the insects and birds to get the cherries first.


6 July



Here comes the best bit!  10 July, is this cherry ripe?  I'd better test it.
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Hmmm, I think so.                                                                           Oh yes, it is definitely ripe and delicious!


I grab the ones I can reach.                                    I take them inside, they're safe from the cherry predators!!!



12 July, darn, the birds won!!!

Comments

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Thank you, they were very, very yummy. Wish I could have had more of them, those birds are fast and efficient when it comes to emptying fruit trees.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. They certainly are!

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Which is why, although I love taking pictures of birds, I don't set out bird feeders to draw them to my yard. It would be completely hypocritical to feed the birds and then expect them to keep their beaks off my fruit and nut trees.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

That makes perfect sense.

We don't have fruit trees in our garden, and we do put out feeders for the birds - we get quite a nice mixture.

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Maybe when we (I say 'we' what I really mean is the hubby) retire, we'll pick a house without fruit trees so I can use a bird feeder and get some great pictures. But that is still a few years away.