A week earlier the fence wasn't to be seen.
Jessy met this guy in the river park and bullyed him and batted him with her feet like Kimberly says her Rigby does. That was a first that I saw her at that game. What was certain, if she was around him for a day she'd have him jumping through hoops. She really was a bullying little thug.
I think this is an Apricot. I bought it for a plum about 5 years ago and it's been showing an excellent show of blossom this time of year. But since you need two trees to get fruit, I've none, and I keep forgetting to get a second.
It takes two to tango, whether dogs or apricots. It appears you've had some flooding.
ReplyDeleteYes big tome on the flooding. And we've gotten off very lightly. The Shannon drops 60ft over 200 miles. And most of that via weirs.
DeleteMost of the problem though is based on a selfishness and real lack of area management. It rains, farmers want it off their land. Ergo, flooding downstream. It's a night follows day logic. Slow the run-off on farmland by putting slucces on drainage ditches at least then the huge damage would be lessened.
That stance and look on Jess's face is familiar. At my place that can be bullying or playing, depending on who is on the giving and receiving ends. It all works out in the long run, though.
ReplyDeleteSeeing her at the water makes me think how ours can have several full water buckets around, but they'd still prefer to drink from a mud puddle.
Ohh it began nice enough. But soon is was her clattering him on the face. And not nice taps either. And he was being as friendly as you please.
DeleteIt's the chlorine in treated water. They smell pee, and so don't like to drink it.
I always thought apricots self fertilize though they do better with others around. I also wouldn't have guessed that Ireland would be a good place for an apricot tree. I usually associate them with further south here in the States. I do like a good apricot tart though.
ReplyDeleteME TOO. But it seems no. At least the best is that there's two. Otherwise virtually anything will knock the little starts off.
DeleteAnd yes, they are connected to lower France, however given the gulf stream we get a helping hand for such if all things go well.
Of course. I'm only surmising it's an Apricot by the fact it's flowering now. It could be a peach, and if it is there's no way they will ripen if they set at all. You see I bought it at an Aldi, -you have them, don't you. I know they have them in Wisconsin- and so it could be anything.
Oh, it's so fun when the dogs play like that. Rigby has only ever found a few "friends" who play similarly, and it can go on for hours. Most of the time, dogs either cower from the nature of the play or get upset about it. It's good to find a friend that can handle it.
ReplyDeleteI bet that tree just looks beautiful with all the blossoms. We have the ornamental plums all over town that don't ever bear fruit, but the flowers for that short period of time are gorgeous.
So is the area, right of the fence, not usually with water? Is that all flooding? It looks like it was a nice, clear day out though. Pretty photos.
Ohh she's always up for it. And if the other dog get all 'don't touch me' and growls at her she takes real umbrage.
DeleteOhh the tree looks real lovely. All the more since I planted it. But the only tiny niggle is the fruit. In fact it's not really a bother, truly, since the blossom at this time of year is SOOOOOO welcome.
If you see left of the fence and slightly above the top there's a change in the texture of the water. This is in a line all across the shot. Left of that again is the channel. And usuallt 6 foot lower.