Fruits [Wild and... Not!]

Welcoming the new month with a brisk walk along the pathway leading to the hills, where I discovered some wild raspberries (locally called "Sapinit"). These are often found here in the uplands, and we used to enjoy them when we were kids. We would race to the hills near our old house to find them, including blackberries.

Unlike the regular or cultivated raspberries, they are smaller in size, naturally sweet, and have a rich tarty flavor.

Anyway, I didn't pick any of the ripe fruits today. I thought I'd leave them for the birds because they love these. A lot more fruits are developing and still unripe, so they will have more than enough😊

And aha! A honey bee in action! Delighted to have encountered one today.

Moving closer to the yard, I was pleased to find that the hubby has already transplanted the grapevine we brought here from BC. He might still be undecided where to put it, so he temporarily placed it beside the hollow blocks.

I figured we would position it along the hedge and would set up some trellis for it to climb on. It made me smile, imagining it thriving in a few weeks or months and even bearing fruit. I didn't know they were the green variety until my brother mentioned it, after they picked the first fruits of the ones we had in BC last year.

While we have removed all the bananas near the yard (they tend to cause soil erosion), and even the guava trees around the property have been pruned, we are keen on growing a variety of fruits here. There's a lone lemon tree, and oh boy, I'm glad to see our only papaya tree flowering.

This is our very first time growing one (hence my excitement). I used to wish for one, and here it is, showing off its plentiful flowers. I can't wait to see its first fruit/s, though that might not come soon enough (a quick check indicated it takes about 2 weeks for a successfully pollinated flower to drop and for a green pod to form). Even so, I'll enjoy the wait and let nature do its thing😊