Battle Commence

Me and the Blackbirds play a little game every year, with our Stella cherry tree planted 4 years ago. I wait & wait & wait till the fruit is just about ripe, then when I'm not looking (exactly 2 days before they're ready) the birds sneak in and strip the lot. Canny.

One year I got the tree netted & protected, so I sat back smuggly waiting until the fruit was really, really, really ripe. Meanwhile the wasps sneaked through the netting and scoffed the lot. Canny.

Growing cherries - another of those great human follies...