Driveway's End

The view at the end of the driveway has changed lately, what with the road repair and all. The road isn't being repaved, merely repaired. All those big trucks—the logging trucks and the milk truck—have taken their toll.

All day yesterday, various road equipment went back and forth to create a dusty and smelly experience for all involved.

To the left of the above picture is the peach tree at my mailbox. I bought an "ornamental peach" several years ago to brighten the corner where I am. The tree was supposed to have showy pink flowers in the early spring but not produce fruit,

Apparently, no one told the peach tree it was purely ornamental—all show and no substance.


The little tree bears a pretty good crop of peaches this year. Last year's crop was pretty good, too, but the japanese beetles got the peaches before I did.

I guess the tree didn't know its limitations, so it did what it wanted to do. There's proably a lesson in that.