The Cherry Branch

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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

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Oh lovely - what a great post! I'm so glad you followed the branch all the way through. Those cherries make my mouth water, I love cherries!
The birds are very efficient here, too - I have a blueberry bush and have succeeded in picking and eating a full half dozen berries in the last two years - I think we are all watching the berries ripen and on the day they are ready, the birds get up before me!

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

They were so yummy, but I had to buy more at the store to satisfy my cherry hunger. Knowing that the store bought ones would be inferior in taste, I went ahead and bought red cherries, so as not to insult the taste buds.
I think the birds have some sort of fruit radar enabling them to know the very moment the fruit is ripe.