Fall is here
By Three Crazy Dogs | September 29, 2008
I know fall is around the corner when the boys are itching like they have fleas on them. They don’t, ok? I know so coz I check them all the time and they have Frontline Plus flea and tick application every month.
The temperature has dropped quite a bit which I like very much. No more sweating like a pig. The leaves on the trees are changing colors: green, light green, yellow, orange to red. Really pretty. But I doubt the leaves will stay for long with the gail force winds we have lately.
Remember this tree? It only looks pretty in spring. The flowers will dropped like crazy in June and the crab apple will pop out.
Lovely flowers, ain’t it? The flowers are just too beautiful. I always stare out the door or window at the tree when its blooming. Pretty pink flowers. Too bad it wouldn’t stay.
Since fall is here, look what’s on the ground? A crap load of crab apple!!! It’s really irritating walking out on the yard with these little iddy beady fruit on the ground/grass; You will step on them and *squish*. All stuck to the shoes. You cannot eat them coz they are not edible. The boys will eat them, no problems from eating them but how much can they eat, right? The squirrels wouldn’t eat them. The squirrels actually go for the oak tree acorns. As for now, these crab apple will be on the ground till DB does his yard work this weekend.
They look like cherries, don’t they? I wish they were.
6 Comments
Che-Cheh on September 29, 2008 at 10:33 pm.
Crab apple? haha so cute name. Why we cannot eat it? *i know stupid question..but i’ve never heard of crab apple until now*
Crabapple trees are ornamental trees. The crabapples cannot be eaten – if the apple is less than 2″ in diameter it’s call crabapple and it more than 2″ it’s call an apple. Weird.
Che-Cheh on September 30, 2008 at 12:29 pm.
My first thought when I look at this tree is…sakura (peach blossom)
When I first saw this tree blooming years ago, I thought they are sakuras too becoz of the flowers
Aiyah Nonya on October 1, 2008 at 6:36 am.
Nice pictures. Wish we have trees like that here.
Yeah, it would be nice, probably bloom all year round!
py on October 1, 2008 at 6:48 am.
Fall is beautiful. I am loving it.
pys last blog post..14 Sep 2008: the evening adventures
Hi PY, fall is my favorite time of the year too. Temps is just nice for me.
jam on October 3, 2008 at 5:20 am.
fall is just awesome! We dun have it over here, dun get to see those beautiful red leaves. Envy you!
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HI Jam, fall here in Minnesota is so short though, probably a couple of month and then all leaves all gone from the strong winds.
beachlover on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 pm.
what a lovely apple crab flower!!.I love any flowers any time!!
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Beachlover, I like flowers too but no green thumbs!
Whatever I plant will sure die.