This year I think we have an ally. A chipmunk. I have sen him scare off sparrows and robins. I can only speculate that he has kept the black birds away this year because we have a bumper crop (relative to last year). We've seen him up the tree, stuffing cherries in his mouth. Chipmunk - if you have a computer in the hole you have dug in our front yard and you are reading this, thank you (and stop digging holes).
We spend a good three hours on Sunday afternoon picking cherries. With a borrowed ladder we were able to get about half up to the top of the tree (yes it needs to be pruned). The weather was amazing - warm and sunny with a nice breeze, we took turns picking and laying on the hammock. If you told me that there was a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon, I am not sure I would believe you.
At the end of the day we ended up with 2 full 7 litre baskets of cherries. And there is more yet to be picked (if we can find the time).
2 comments:
Richard...picking cherries was part of my summers as a youth. We had great fun! At the start of the season we ate almost as much as we picked but after a few days of doing that the novelty wore off and of course there were "physiological reasons" why we stopped eating so many cherries :) As for your "chippy" ... well be ready to see little cherry trees popping up next year in odd places where she or he deposited the pits! I'm surprised though that the chippy could keep away the birds. Anyway, great for him and don't forget to bring your mother-in-law some fresh cherries :) Talk to you soon...luv Linda.
What are you planning on doing with all of the cherries? I hope your cooking projects include at least one dessert.
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