Pear Tree

Severely pruned to a more productive shape the tree is much more open and the idea is that a bird should have enough room to fly straight through, and it looks like this has been achieved. The cut branches and twiggy bits have been saved for the donkeys and sheep to eat, the lichen and bark are chewed to reveal a deep orange core. Moved the last of the compost out of one of the raised beds and started filling it with donkey poo; the compost will go back on top ready for planting carrots in a couple of months. A milder day with a brisk wind and the threat of rain; the cloud gave way to a stripy pink sunset.