Our Apple Tree Today

[brian c]

Talking of snow I found this old photo today taken about 1981 which proves we used to get snow in London.

[captain beefheart]

Pilot, has anyone suggested to you to prune the tree lately, maybe worth doing next autumn

[Pilot]

I cut it well back about 5 years ago Captain, last year we had a bumper crop, so I'll see how it goes this year and maybe give a good prune again next year.

[Cisco]

I have a huge Conifer tree in my back garden, today a gypsy looking lad in a white van knocked and offered to cut it down to about 10ft.
Don't know how he knew about it as you can't see my garden from the street.
He was only going to charge £65, which I thought was cheap.

[Pilot]

Mine is a late cropper marrasis, its got the first signs of blossom but I'm hoping it will be full out by the time my next picture is due on 7th May.

[Pilot]

The blossom is just starting to fall marrasis, I hope it hangs on till Monday because thats when my next picture is due.

[Pilot]

I've been posting one a month since January marrasis taken on the 7th of each month, I'm thinking of getting twelve little frames and printing the pic's, they may be nostalgic in years to come.

[wong]

Where's the april pic???

[Pilot]

Mmmmm, very strange Wong, April seems to have gone, nevermind I'll do it agaian.

[Pilot]

April 7th 2007

[wong]

ahh very nice pilot...It must have got lost when the boards were down.

[wong]

Once I took four photos at the same spot in the winter, spring, summer and autumn.....A beautiful old tree and open land behind it.....I was gonna put them in a frame. ONE DAY i'll get around to it.

[Pilot]

In bloom 07.05.2007

[Pilot]

The Orange things in the greenhouse are grow bags ready for my tomato and pepper plants and on the grass is fallen apple blossom. We have had little rain for the past few weeks so even our grass is turning brown.

[Rosie]

It's looking good Pilot. The blossom on the ground looks like little specks of snow or confetti, very pritty.

We haven't had any decent rain for months and everywhere is dry and brown.

Here's a photo I took a few months ago



The same spot a month ago



It's a dam at the end of our street and I haven't been down since I took the last photo I expect it's even lower now.

It's only a little backyard dam but all the big dams in S.E. Qld are in the same condition or even worse.

The rainy season as come and gone with no big falls and so no run-off into the dams.

[bluekats]

Pilot, I was reading on the weekend that you guys are in the midst of a very warm spell with flowers etc blooming all over the country… even the Poppies were out in april which never generally come out till june at their earliest… very interesting.. good for getting out doors but no good if you don’t get the necessary rains for crops etc.. although I don’t picture the UK ever in need for rain

[sherri]

I have been looking forward to the photo, pilot.
What a difference a month makes!
I am glad it isn't too cold at the moment as my girls have now landed in England and will be making their way north with a tour group within the next week, so the warmer the better. LOL

[Globalmyths]

Lovely When you first posted I made a couple of comments and had not been back since. I have now just read every post since and it was a pleasent interlude reading them. I hope this post keeps growing and going right up till we see photos of the Apples ripening on the tree..

Thanks.

[Pilot]

7th June 2007

[Globalmyths]

I was thinking, and I was wondering would he, could he, should I dare I ask. I lie awake tossing and turning in my bed because there is a major conflict going on in my tormented mind, all because I am to scared to ask Pilot if he would-could ask his wife to make and post me an apple pie when the apples are ripe.











Just kidding