Thank you for reading this piece :) It seems inconceivable to me that those fulsome apples would by now be gone, which goes to show how I've idealised the whole experience... I also wonder how the tree came to grow there - did an apple roll off a farmer's cart, or did someone throw a core into the ditch. The randomness of life.
I had a similar encounter with a local farmer who offered me an orange from a tree which wasn’t his. The temptation! Those apples look even more tempting. Nice puns too 😉 and those photos! So beautiful. Looking forward to reading the recommendations one of these evenings
Thank you, KV, so much for taking the time to read it, and I love the idea that somewhere, in another part of the world, a similar scenario played out for someone, but with an orange tree! Visually, as much as conceptually, this is such an exciting thought.
I think from all fruit trees, other than of course this apple tree here, orange trees will always be my favourite. They look so perfectly cheerful. And then they get blossom AND fruit at the same time, against those glossy green leaves.
When I lived in Rome, there were orange trees looking out over garden walls and in large pots outside town houses. Each time I saw one it brightened up my day.
Orange trees are stunning when they blossom and they provide so much fruit it’s a treat to have them. I can imagine how beautiful they’d be in Rome! I like the wild apple trees with the little apples best like the beauty you caught on camera. It really is such a warming thought to think that these little experiences can be shared across the world :))
My god how tasty those apples look and how beautiful your photography!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for reading this piece :) It seems inconceivable to me that those fulsome apples would by now be gone, which goes to show how I've idealised the whole experience... I also wonder how the tree came to grow there - did an apple roll off a farmer's cart, or did someone throw a core into the ditch. The randomness of life.
Such an evocative portrait, and the inclusion of the Ted Hughes fragment is illuminating.
I had a similar encounter with a local farmer who offered me an orange from a tree which wasn’t his. The temptation! Those apples look even more tempting. Nice puns too 😉 and those photos! So beautiful. Looking forward to reading the recommendations one of these evenings
Thank you, KV, so much for taking the time to read it, and I love the idea that somewhere, in another part of the world, a similar scenario played out for someone, but with an orange tree! Visually, as much as conceptually, this is such an exciting thought.
I think from all fruit trees, other than of course this apple tree here, orange trees will always be my favourite. They look so perfectly cheerful. And then they get blossom AND fruit at the same time, against those glossy green leaves.
When I lived in Rome, there were orange trees looking out over garden walls and in large pots outside town houses. Each time I saw one it brightened up my day.
Orange trees are stunning when they blossom and they provide so much fruit it’s a treat to have them. I can imagine how beautiful they’d be in Rome! I like the wild apple trees with the little apples best like the beauty you caught on camera. It really is such a warming thought to think that these little experiences can be shared across the world :))
Yes it is!!! 🌷🌷🌷