Saturday, January 10, 2009

Backyard Apple

Just a short walk up the hill to the garden and the compost pile finds this large apple tree. During the summer, it's a great shade spot on those warm, sticky afternoons, and later in the fall, I spend some time picking up the 'drops', mostly worm-laden. When we moved in in '77, there was evidence of a kid's tree fort being held within the bottom branches and even a long tire chain hanging from its upper reaches. Today, these remnants are long gone, and on this winter morning the tree sits most majestically reigning over our sleeping garden.

1 comment:

  1. I'm really enjoying your blog. We used to live in Portland and I love seeing the old haunts through your lens.

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