This old apple tree has been gradually falling down for a couple years. Last night’s storm knocked this flowering branch into our back alley way. The blooms smell so sweet, and as I approached I watched a tiny warbler gathering pollen from the flowers.
It's just impossible for me to keep our entire 3.5 acres "tended" to managed landscaping conventions. And why would I want to do this, anyway? The snags and fallen trees, the brush piles and multitude of shrubs growing here and there as they choose... all provide the habitat that nature intends for the birds, pollinators, snakes, frogs, and bats.
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