Sci Friday # 112: Visual Inspiration
Images that inspired me
“From fruiting to Bounty “
What?
Knowing how I enjoy peaches, my wife bought me a peach tree that we planted in a huge flower pot in our backyard. It came with just the bare truck and clean roots.
She got the green thumb and got it planted and watered. And we waited and hoped.
That first year, it grew leaves and grew taller, pretty close to my height. But no fruit.
Next year, it had two fruit, but the dang mockingbirds got at it, pecking holes in the peaches like they did to our raspberries.
The year after that, we had the fruit in the first photo. And it grew enough to give me a big enough peach for me to enjoy.
And, boy, was it tasty.
Why?
It takes effort—constant, often painful effort—to produce bounty. And success doesn’t automatically follow success because the peach tree hasn’t had any fruit this year after the early spring storms hit. Right now, it’s sitting under an awning to see if we can avoid the heat knocking all the leaves off the tree.
Readers questions: What accomplishment in your life took a lot of work and time to reach?
Hope all y’all had a great week. Enjoy the weekend. 👋