Outside the walls, is an apple tree called Anna. It is a dwarf tree...nice size and very pretty. It leafs out each year, flowers with vibrant pink blooms and has produced apples in the past...but NEVER before in such quantities. We have watched the fruit mature and been on the verge of harvesting during past seasons, only to have the fruit mysteriously disappear just prior to picking.
The apples mature in June and for several years we were on vacation during that time. Birds decimated the tree during some years and ground squirrels developed an apple appetite during past few years.
This year is different. For some reason a bumper harvest is still there for our consumption. We have been picking and, right now, a large slow cooker is filled to the brim with spiced apples for a new apple butter recipe. ( with unpeeled apples ) Two days of slow cooking will fill the house with fantastic spicy odors!
THE MYSTERY: Why are the apples still on the tree, why have no birds or squirrels been attacking the tree and why are the apples seedless and almost core -less?
I did find a rather large twig nest in the midst of the tree. I do believe it is possible a mystery guard bird is on duty guarding the tree, keeping all intruders at bay...though entirely implausible, you'll have to admit...POSSIBLE!
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