Spring was in the air when we arrived on Malcolm Island mid April. Cherry blossoms were just beginning to form on our two big old cherry trees, which frame our new house beautifully. We enjoyed each part of the cherry cycle from watching the first blooms appear to enjoying daily visits from the deer, crows, robins and chickens who love cherries. Then there's the produce we managed to scoop before the crows and robins decimated the majority of the cherries. We will trim the trees this fall as they've never been trimmed. We can hardly wait until next year.
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| Jim picking a few cherries he had been watching ripen for weeks |
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| Our bounty. Those are not our knives and forks, by the way! |
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| The neighbourhood twins enjoying some tasty leaves on their trek through our property. Taken this close! |
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| Cherry upside down cake. Super moist. The local baker, Victor, also made two small cherry and berry pies for us. |
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| That's a stem and cherry pit that the deer will crunch on like nuts. |
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| Clean up squad, taken from our trailer deck. They're that close. |
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| After the deer and crows get all they can want, the robins start arriving to finish the left overs. |
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