No Fruit ...Mouse?

The chickens followed me down to see the fruit trees.

I wanted to check on the trees

and see how they were doing in the hot weather.

The trees look great

but there isn't any fruit that I can find.

This is an apple tree

that some years produces about 10 apples.

There is a cherry tree

but it doesn't have fruit either.

I suspect that it is my fault

for not taking proper care of the trees.

The trees just grow on their own.

So I think they are doing a rather marvelous job

staying alive and green.

Fruit would be a bonus but

I think the energy they would put into producing fruit

is needed just to stay healthy.

It's ok.

I just love the green trees.

Note:

Last night a noise woke me up!

At first I thought there was an animal on the porch

scratching at the window or door...

but when I got up to check

the noise was coming from the kitchen.

So I thought a mouse was under the sink scratching

around in the (empty) garbage pail.

No...

I finally found that the noise was coming from a wall!

Loud scratching and gnawing noises!

I pounded on the wall

and the noise would stop for a few seconds

and then start up again.

After pounding on the wall for a while

the critter stopped... went away?

I hope it doesn't come back.

The mouse? was scratching away

right around where there is a 220 outlet.

Did it zap itself?

I guess I can always cut a hole in the sheetrock

and take a look

and see what's going on...

If I'm going to start cutting up the wall

maybe I should get new cabinets... hmmmm?

Tomorrow I'll tell my Los Angeles

rat story.

1 egg today

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