Plum-tuckered Out!!

We have a plum tree in our front yard that Bryan has made his special project. We fertilized it and have been focused on trying to give it some TLC. When it blossomed at the beginning of the summer, we could tell that it's a happy tree, since there were hundreds of blossoms. Well, all the blossoms have now become plums and we are determined to make good use of our little "crop." Bryan borrowed a ladder from our sweet neighbor, and two Saturdays in a row now we have spent most of the day picking plums and trimming the tree...(the tree was not well maintained and looks as though it's never been trimmed...so we had some broken branches.) The plan is to trim the tree more aggressively this fall, so that next year we get even better quality fruit. We always enjoy being able to hang out around the house, and the dogs love love it, too! They were also able to hang out in their little pool, since we're in the middle of the summer heat.

Bryan was happy to use his chain saw again, and Mary helped Bryan out with some of the trimming that took more strength than I have right now. (Thanks!) All in all, we came away with a minimum of 12 paper grocery bags of plums, some of which we've given away, but most of which are in the freezer waiting to become pflammenmuss once we get the chance to make it! YUM, YUM!! :)