March arrived and so did cooler night temps . Autumn is a very busy harvesting time for us. Feijoas suddenly started dropping and walnuts and all the pears were being destroyed by wasps.
So I have been collecting walnuts from the very big tree at the end of the middle lawn. Some I am able to take straight from the tree if they are low down...they are the best cleanest nuts.
The walnut is the big tree in the middle of the middle lawn. Its huge.
Both pear trees are getting far too tall and thick so over 2 days I slowly managed to prune one back using just a hand saw and loppers .I like to keep the steps down to the bottom level open and clear to walk down without dodging any branches. ( R trims the row of ball corokia bushes. ) There is also a drivable sloping grass track to the bottom...on the big mower or 4 wheel drive little truck.
Inside I have been making heart blocks for a donation quilt for the Heart Foundation. ( they said they had run out of little quilts )
I have made 25 blocks using greens purples mauves and whites.
2 comments:
I love the colours of your hearts. We had walnut trees where we lived in France and it was a daily task in Autumn to collect them and spread them out to dry. We kept them for ourselves but our French neighbours washed and dried them. Then bagged them in sacks to take to the market to sell to a wholesaler. I miss my free source of walnuts but not the work they involved! xx
I love your hearts too. I also greatly envy your huge garden, though not so much the work involved!
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