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| Peaches |
The birds have discovered the peaches! The peaches are not quite ripe, yet, but, the house finches and the mockingbirds don't seem to care! They will peck at a fruit and if it isn't quite to their taste, they will move on to another to see if that one has reached the peak of ripeness!
On Friday, I was sitting in the garden and I watched at least half a dozen house finches and several mockingbirds perched on the higher branches of the peach tree, enjoying the peaches. Later on Friday evening, when M came to tend to the garden, I told him it was time to pick the peaches before the birds got them all and the great peach race was on!
M brought out the ladder and we might have picked some peaches:
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| Friday's Peach Harvest |
I gave M some peaches to take home. The rest was brought in, washed, and spread out on towels to dry off.
Today, Saturday, I gave neighbor S a dozen peaches and we set aside another two dozen peaches to give daughter's friends A and V; her friend A is on her way to collect her peaches as I type this.
Then, I cut up enough peaches to make up 3 lbs. of diced peaches to freeze to make into jam or chutney, later on.
I also cut up some peaches to make this:
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| Peach Pie |
Daughter helped with the pie making, cutting up the last few peaches to add to it and adding the sugar and cinnamon, etc. to the pie filling while I made the pie crust.
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| A Piece of Pie |
We were too impatient to wait until the pie cooled to try it! Still no ice cream or whipped cream to serve with it, but, the pie was delicious.
Today, I am grateful for:
- Peaches from the garden
- M's help with picking the peaches
- Being able to share the fruit with M and friends
- Daughter's help with the pie making
- Fresh peach pie!
Today's joyful activities included sharing the peaches with friends and baking and eating peach pie!
Plans for tomorrow (Sunday) include processing more of the peaches for the freezer and accompanying my daughter to the open gym at the community college in the evening.
They 🍑🍑🍑 look so juicy and tasty. No wonder the birds want them too. I'm sure your neighbours are grateful! And that pie 🥧. Wow!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela. They are very tasty. There are more on the tree to keep the birds happy; I need to process these peaches before I pick any more. The pie was delicious. :)
DeleteWe had a peach tree at our old house that never produced that many peaches. But the squirrels loved them taking a bite out of each one. :(
ReplyDeleteOh, those naughty squirrels! I haven't seen many squirrels in my garden, but, I see them running along the tops of the walls and my neighbor's roof!
DeleteOh my goodness, what a lovely crop of fruit! Im glad you managed to pick plenty before they were ruined. And that pie looks scrumptious 😋
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Thank you, Angie. I thought this year's peach crop will be small, but, I am still getting plenty of peaches and I am thankful for them. The peach pie is delicious!
DeleteWhat a beautiful harvest! And your pie looks delicious, dear friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. The pie turned out very well. I enjoyed a piece of it with my brunch, today. :)
DeleteOh wow! What a great harvest. The pie looks delicious
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. The pie turned out really well and we are enjoying the fresh peaches, too. :)
DeletePeaches are great, warm from the sun, or warm in a pie!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. Peaches picked fresh from the tree are the best and the pie was delicious, too. :)
DeleteThat is a great harvest and well done on beating the birds to so many peaches.
ReplyDeleteYou've made such good use of them, not just the pie and freezing a portion but also sharing joy.
Thank you, Lyssa. Yes, sharing the bounty is one of my joys. I took over another dozen or so to one of my other neighbors, yesterday. There are more on the tree to be picked and the birds have their share, too! :D
DeleteI'm glad you got such a good crop and beat the birds to it! Enjoy your peaches, and I hope you get hold of most of the rest before they are nabbed/spoiled.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. I picked a few more peaches, today, and got scolded by the birds! They were flying in and out of the branches, chirping at me, as if to say, "Thief! Peach thief! Those are our peaches!" LOL.
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