‘There is much to be said of fruit that will store. But there is also a delight in something that has to be savoured there and thenMy apple tree is bent double. This is sinful: I should have thinned more apples and propped up overburdened branches. Instead,I just watched it bow slowly towards me. The fig is doing a similar dance. Every day now, I fade to see if the fruit is alert to let fade.
There is much to be said of fruit that will store, and tricks to preserve it,so winter is well fed. But there is also a delight in something that has to be savoured there and then: the fleeting taste of a single month, and a whole year until you can be reunited.
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Source: theguardian.com