It's the third day of grim, grey rain. I did plenty of inside tasks Monday and Tuesday, but I'm overdue to go Do Something Outside! I am fretful!! And, as always when this happens, I can't help but be aggravated about a local climate that frequently leaves us parched and dry in July and August, then dumps rain on us after the plants have all gone dormant.
I will try to work on an Art or a Sewing and boost my spirits.
Good Lord, Ma'am, you are simply too big for a backyard fruit tree. All of her branches are bent and hanging heavy with apples. I absolutely MUST get some cuttings to root next spring and clone her. I would be devastated if this tree, obviously a 'sport' (mutation) because she sure as hell isn't what I thought I was buying, ever died without having progeny.
Lovely, gloomy, wet day to be picking apples. And getting repeated cold showers.
If you're wondering, that basket is pretty good size, but the fact that some of the apples are HUGE makes it look smaller. I'm going to start making applesauce today, and can some. I'd love to wait 'til a time when K was home, so we could do it together, but I don't think that'll be practical with how difficult her school semester is. My aunt who loves canning projects is currently traveling in Canada; she has dual citizenship and a ton of French Canadian relatives.
So, just me and the apples this morning.
Quite a gulley-washer we had on Friday.
A couple days ago we had ‘wintery mix’ snow and rain falling simultaneously. The sun was at a low angel in the sky and lighting up the falling drops and flakes. I got one good photo where it looks like the trees are hung with thousands of tiny crystals, while the forsythia blooms bravely in the background.
Mar 30, 2022
This is unsettling weather.
