Things Are Peachy (No Thanks to the Beaver)
Peach Tree Blossoms: An Auspicious Sign of Things to Come
You might remember awhile back that I planted several fruit trees, a few of which have suffered the assaults of a certain local beaver. The peach tree, which was gnawed down to pathetic, little stump was particularly disheartening. I didn’t think it would come back, but happily in the short span of one year it is back and kicking. Peaches this year are unlikely, but it is encouraging to witness a tree that clearly wants to fill its purpose in life.
We are still behind in creating a system of defense strong enough to withhold beavers and other animals that could prove destructive. Until such a system of defense is constructed, we just pray that some force, aside from the weak chicken wire fence surrounding it, will protect our twig-like fruit tree for the time being. That it lives at all, we think the gods are on our side.
April 12th, 2010 at 12:47 am
[...] Divine intervention may be keeping our fruit trees and bushes alive for now, but that doesn’t mean the beaver isn’t around. I spotted this piece of work (the photo above) just today (technically yesterday–April 11th). It’s only a matter of time before providence loses interest in our peach tree and the beaver becomes attracted to it along with several others. [...]
May 6th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
[...] Acres has seen other tragedies of greater and lesser magnitude. We almost lost our peach tree to the destructive habits of a local beaver. And last summer, our corn crop [...]
July 13th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
[...] the movement for gender equality, though there is that. But our peach tree! You may recall a post awhile back recounting the tragic story of our tree’s close encounter with a [...]