100 Posts in 100 Days: Day 84
Mar. 23rd, 2012 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zolaToday is probably going to be the last day of the very high temperatures, it's a little ironic that temps in the mid-sixties, while way above normal, are going to feel somewhat chilly for a few days! I broke out the shorts, but hopefully they'll be packed back away for at least a month--I'm not ready for June yet!
My neighbor's pear tree is in full bloom, and the ten day shows nothing even approximating a frost, so hopefully there won't be any problem with it. It's interesting to see that despite the fact that the bees have barely had time to wake up, the blossoms do seem to be getting pollinated by a variety of flying things, probably because none of the usual flowers have had a chance to come up yet.
This tree is really neat. I think it's an espalier variety because it has super-long branches. The pears are lousy for in-hand eating, they're hard as rocks, but they are amazing when they are cooked. We wanted to can some last year but weren't sure when to pick and ended up picking too late. Hopefully we will get them a little earlier this year so we have enough for canning--they'll make wonderful pear halves and we know they won't turn to mush.
Now back to work. Yay?
My neighbor's pear tree is in full bloom, and the ten day shows nothing even approximating a frost, so hopefully there won't be any problem with it. It's interesting to see that despite the fact that the bees have barely had time to wake up, the blossoms do seem to be getting pollinated by a variety of flying things, probably because none of the usual flowers have had a chance to come up yet.
This tree is really neat. I think it's an espalier variety because it has super-long branches. The pears are lousy for in-hand eating, they're hard as rocks, but they are amazing when they are cooked. We wanted to can some last year but weren't sure when to pick and ended up picking too late. Hopefully we will get them a little earlier this year so we have enough for canning--they'll make wonderful pear halves and we know they won't turn to mush.
Now back to work. Yay?
