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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

2012-05-30 The Cherry Harvest & The 1 2 3 of Proper Pruning !

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These two below are are first from our grafts…..

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Some of our best cherries yet……if only you could taste them :O)

We have about 8kg of these in the freezer, and countless more kgs we gave away to people and insects !

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After the harvest, is the best time to prune cherries…….this one needs a proper prune. Apart from being too close to the house, some of the cherries are going rotten on the branches…….good food for the hornets !

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Et Voila !

One more manageable tree, beautifully pruned by an expert with a chain saw.

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Monday, May 07, 2012

2012-05-07 Lizard, Hare and New Shoes !


A kiwi  present !
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Another one !
She carried this leveret through the cat flap and up the stairs……..
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My new handmade made to measure boots and ‘house shoes’ !
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