Ripe & ready ….come & pick!

Crab apples so not everyone wants to be bothered with the faff. Like last year they will probably end up dropping on the ground.
Look pretty though & so evenly spread over the tree.

Three good things:
1. I have done very little today….couldn’t seem to decide to settle to anything!
2. Oh I’ve just thought I cooked the beetroot!
3. The perfect card for the perfect occasion.

[Sarah Bremner]

These apples are so bright on your tree. It seems to be a good year for them.
Pitmedden Garden have their Apple Sunday this weekend and a huge crop .... still lots to be picked in the orchard.

[bkb in the city]

Reminds me of the tree we had in our backyard growing up

[julia]

They look great but I never forget the trap when handed one as a kid to eat.. 🤢 but crabapple jelly is lovely but as you say a lot of faffing.

[Judith Johnson]

They make a lovely picture Pat and you have a pretty sky too.

[Carole Sandford]

A great subject! I would probably let them fall too.

[Maggiemae]

A bruised sky for this time of sorrow! Pity the birds don't like these bright apples.

[Dione Giorgio]

The tree looks beautiful with all those red balls. Aren't the apples good for anything, like jam, or food for animals?

[Boxplayer]

Lovely.

[Maria]

What delicious apples! But the sky is simply mesmerizing. What a color!

[Pat Knowles]

@maggiemae @maria03051 I never noticed the sky but you’re right….I just gave the photo a touch of saturation. @busylady

[Pat Knowles]

@sangwann You can make crab apple jelly Dione but it’s a long process of boiling & straining through muslin & not that popular when you’ve done all that.

[Pat Knowles]

@julzmaioro I have made it once Julz but not that keen to repeat! Proper jam you can use in baking but crab apple jelly is not as versatile.

[Pat Knowles]

@sarah19 Lots of fruit this year it seems Sallie!

[Pat Knowles]

@bkbinthecity @carole_sandford @boxplayer A pretty tree & it seems a shame but I just wish the birds would eat them but they don’t seem keen either!