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A Fruit From A Week Or So Ago

In my last Sepia Saturday post, this little Golden Delicious apple was hanging on to it's last hopes, out on the small tree in the front yard. No doubt pondering how hard life can be during the winter months in the Northwest. Little did she know at that moment of time, what was lurking around the corner, blowing in at 40 mph from the Arctic north. Ah, more joy for a small apple in the waning moments of it's fruity, long-lived existence. [Cue Dour Music Here]

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"I Didn't Sign Up For THIS Business! "

The chill winds of winter decided to make life even harder. And added a foot or more of snow to the mix this past week, just for good measure. Surely, our little fruit was finally done-for. Who or what could stand up to this massive onslaught of wintry mix, biting cold, and dead-weight nastiness from the clouds above?

This snowstorm took down wooden buildings and trailer-park porches like they were made of punny straw. How could our little fruit stand up to this battering for days on end? What WOULD become of her? Read on...

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One Sturdy Little Fruit

Our little Golden Delicious, a few days later. Actually, she looks none the worse for wear, as aging apple-fruits go. Still hanging on, laughing at the snow, as it begins to melt away once again into the never-ending water cycle. If I scrunch down my little audiofactor's a bit, I can just hear our apple: "Hey snow, go bug some OTHER low-hanging fruit. In say, Minneapolis. Or Minnetonka. Manitouk, even. I'll still be HERE, hanging out, imitating a lumpy little desiccated form of my previous, glorious self. But at least I'm still hanging ON! "

The drifted, winter snows just whimpered sadly, up toward our little fruit, still attached to the tree. And soon began sloughing away, evaporating into the breezes and heading on their way to the east. To bother OTHER fleshy fruits, still hanging on and down in other parts, unknown. Good luck, other fruits. 'Hang' in there, spring HAS to be around the corner soon. Doesn't it?

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What About The Other Fruits On This Tree?

One Branch Down, And 3° To The Right

Dag Gum Snow!

Apple number two was having a much more difficult time of it during the storm. She looked a bit bedraggled, swinging about during the brunt of the activity. ( I was WAY too busy chasing the snow off my rooftops, to photograph such things in the howling teeth of the storm.) But the larger question remained: would all this snow knock HER from her tree-branch perch? A huge load was dumped in 24 hours. Let's take a look, three days later...

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"Much Later..."

One Tough Little Fruit

This one looks a bit 'baggy in the shorts', but is still hanging on, days and days later. I'm sure a handmade poster for the office about PERSEVERANCE could be in order here, if I knew how to make one. But I'll just stick to a full-on appreciation for the toughness of a way-out-of-date apple-fruit, after all SORTS of inclemencies were tossed at her. If only I could be so tough.

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I'm Sure It's On EVERYONE'S Mind...

But What About Cousin What'sIt ?

'Cuz'-- Fully Frosted Over In Snow-White Joy

Distant relative to Cousin It, of long-ago TV fare, sitting around the yard, just being a Weeping Pussy willow. As only an odd, squat little tree is capable. The area below this tree is a favorite haunt of the cats. Pretty sure if they could talk, or at least say more than "is it dinner time yet?"...they'd describe this bush-shaped tree as their very own, personalized, organic barn. Many of the four-legger's hang out below the weeping branches during all sorts of weather. Hot sun, blowing wind, rain, sleet, the dark of night.

But I did not see ANY of them hunkering down below Cousin What'sIt during this storm. Maybe that's because most were smart enough to come inside to stay warm. And in a couple of cat-cases, probably LESS than smart enough to take advantage.

Though in human hindsight, there ARE no leaves on this funky little tree, during this time of year. So who might we call the dummy now? These types of shelter things DO work best when all the vegetation is intact. I suppose an apology to the less-than-brilliant cats is in order. And a large "Nevermind " as well.

ANYWAY....Cousin What'sIt weathered the storm quite well, and will no doubt be great shade for the cats once again, once the summer heat kicks in. Summer IS coming back, one of these days, isn't it?

Well, that's all I have to say about my apples. But I promise to keep a keen eye on them. I hope everyone had a nice Sepia Saturday today. Stay all warm, supple and willowy, if you are able.

~ Finto ~

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Thanks for stopping in and viewing my Sepia Saturday about a snow storm. And an update on my apples. If you have any thoughts about winter storms, dried up fruits of winter still hanging on the tree, Sepia photography, major seasonal desiccation in the apple-fruits, anthropomorphic plant species, or anything else this post reminds you of, please feel free to comment away in the spaces below. I'd love to hear from you.

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_{Posted: 03/02/2019 @ 21:30}

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Excerpts From Late-Night Conversations With A Mechanical Cat

Fact Number 124