the robins' Orchard

The dwarf North Star cherry in the "North 40" has seen some tough times, but the cherries it produces are marvelous for jelly, and loved by the robins and other fruit fanatics. The "Bluebell Woods" that have grown up around my birdbath/feeder area is entirely bird planted. There is honeysuckle, cotoneaster, mountain ash, chokecherry and gooseberry as the understory of the big ponderosa pines. What I discovered is that there are also cherries, they have bloomed in the thicket for the first time this spring , much to my surprise and delight!
Welcome, robins and cedar waxwings, the feast should be ready for you the second week in July!