Acorns, Apples, Yellowing Leaves, Bonfires

[poliphilo]

It's a good year for acorns. In fact it's a good year for every kind of fruit and berry and nut. I read that apples are rotting underfoot in West Country orchards because they've grown more than they can use. Apparently the bumper crop has coincided with a drop in the demand for cider.

I don't understand that last bit. I assumed we were all drinking more because of the lockdown.

It's a dull morning- cloudy but not cold. I thought for a moment that the sun was coming out, but I'd been fooled by the yellowing leaves of the big horse chestnut tree.

I set light to the bonfire yesterday morning. Just one match- and it went up like an Olympic torch. 24 hours later I was picking over the site, removing non-combustibles, and disturbed a frog. "Don't you know there's a nice new pond just a hundred yards down the hill?" I said.

Comments

[athenais]

The cider makers sell the bulk of their cider to hospitality venues like bars, restaurants, festivals, etc., who have had enormous downturns in business. That's why the cider can't be moved.