The Apples of My Eye

The Dwarf Gala apple tree, espaliered against the south fence of the veggie patch (but facing north) had babies for the first time this year. There were five crisp apples and on two occasions I had a hunch to pick them on a certain day, left it that night and the bower bird got in behind the netting against the fence. It's at least nice to know my instincts are in tune - just need to act on them sooner!

So she got the best looking apple and ate half (how nice that she left me some :^))



And the flavour? Delicious! Not quite as sweet as I'd expected, but not bitter and very crisp and juicy. In fact, I don't recall eating any apple that crisp and juicy. It just shows you how much is lost, the further away from 'fresh' that it gets.