Abundance
Lately, we've had an abundance of rain in Franklin County. Not as much as folks in the Midwest have had and not enough to make up for the last two years' drought, but an abundance nevertheless.
My little ornamental peach tree has had its own abundance this year. The peaches, while numerous, are small and hard—not like last year's, which were full and sweet.
The little tree was so loaded that branches started to snap. And the fruit on the remaining branches is ripening, but it's still small.
Sometimes, I suppose, you can have too much of a good thing. And often the good thing isn't as good as you thought it would be.
More is not always better, as I used to tell my English 101 students who'd pack their essays with empty words and little thought.
My little ornamental peach tree has had its own abundance this year. The peaches, while numerous, are small and hard—not like last year's, which were full and sweet.
The little tree was so loaded that branches started to snap. And the fruit on the remaining branches is ripening, but it's still small.
Sometimes, I suppose, you can have too much of a good thing. And often the good thing isn't as good as you thought it would be.
More is not always better, as I used to tell my English 101 students who'd pack their essays with empty words and little thought.
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posted by Becky Mushko | 10:03 AM
5 Comments:
Editing is like pruning...
...well - that's it, isn't it?
Great post!
Will they get soft after you pick them? I hope all the peaches aren't hard this year. I've been planning to go to the orchard soon. I love summer peaches!
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Can you prop up the limbs so they don't break? Poor little tree.
The limbs were propped up and some were even tied up. Didn't help. Too many excess peaches.
Like too many excess words in a badly written book, propping up didn't help. Amy's right. should have edited—er, pruned—it before it got out of hand and brought intself down.
Maybe next year. . . .
I see lots of peach cobbler in your future...yum yum.
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