April 2016

Photos taken on the orchard today April 28 

A mild to warm autumn til now, I enjoy this time of year.

 Golden Sweet apricot above

Kay Sweet nectarine below

Bluff Rock in the background

 View down some apricot rows

 Some young Lapin and Simone cherries planted last winter, headed off as single rods.

Bellise to the left Sandra Rose cherries to the right

up close in a Santina canopy

 

Rosy Rainier above and below.

 

Some older Burlat and Merchant cherries

 Older Stella and Bing cherries

 View from the nursery

Love the poplars

Our Grandson's third birthday recently

Dax and his little brother Dash

 

It was good to get a break from the orchard and visit our grandchildren.

Best wishes to all.

Autumn Cherry Dale 28th March 2016

A week past the Autumn Equinox, was a dry hot end to summer, some rain in storm

 fronts over the last two weeks. looking for a wet April. 

 

 

Walking in the cherry trees on this Easter weekend

Jenny in the peach and nectarine block

 John and Tahlia home for Easter

 Still some lovely colour in the garden, the 'Queen Elizabeth' rose

 Work in progress around the nursery, painting the cherry fairy house, yes you read correctly.

New garden beds under planting also.

 Still beautiful colour around the barn

 Everybody wants another birthday

 More new garden beds up the path leading to the barn

Photos taken in the nursery

 

 Our dogs Molly, Max and Lily

Finding contentment in this simple garden work over this autumn period. Want to finish with a line from a Neil and Tim Finn song, "I'll take my chances cause anything can happen."
Best wishes to all.

Thankyou January 2016

January 3rd, 2016 

Some family photos taken over the Christmas period

Three generations of the Savins Family

 Our son John and his partner Tahlia relaxed at the Christmas table.

 Our daughter Renata and her husband Jason all the way from Cairns, who prepared this delicious Christmas lunch for us.

  Renata's Cherry Chocolate Trifle and Tahlia's Christmas Jelly.

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Ham bone Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmm

Grandma and Dax, most boys love motor bikes.

Grandma and Mark searching for the last cherries for Dax.

 You would wonder where they get the energy after a long harvest.

We sold the last of the cherries in the stall today. A big THANKYOU to our customers for supporting us again over the season, we hope you and your families enjoyed our fruit. With your support we survive as a farming family.

 Happy New Year and best wishes to all.

Cherry harvest December 15 2015

Cherry harvest December 19 2015

These photos were taken on the 15 of December, Sweet Georgia cherries.

 Our son Mark and myself in older Sweet Georgia trees.

This has been my 34th harvest so I know this moment is rare. We have had a purple patch with good weather in the past 18 days. 

I started here with my father and mother in 1981 he taught me how to grow cherries.

 What a good cherry these Sweet Georgia have been this season.

A Sweet Georgia branch

 Big Pete picking some Lapins

 Phillip from Germany picking Lapins

 Nicholas also from Germany, both hard at work and doing a great job.

My sister Keran has helped out in this harvest, Sweet Georgia cherries.

Keran my sister and Jenny in the fruit stall.

 Jenny hard at work in the fruit stall.

 This is the fruit we had to offer last weekend in the fruit stall.

Magnificent Gladioli in front of the fruit barn

 

We have had some good weather to harvest these cherries, as a grower you can only hope to harvest good fruit for your customers.

Best wishes to all.