Rockin' at the Rockin' B Ranch Show

Dad and I are sitting at our table watching the musical show and eating BBQ at the RAnch. It was a real fun evening.

THE PLUM TREE

This is our little plum tree. We have been waiting for this day - prunes to pick. It really outdid itself this year and we will enjoy the canned fruit this winter. For such a little tree it really did produce well. The birds were enjoying the plumbs too so I hung a couple of old cd's on the tree to scare them away. I read that this really works. I haven't noticed any birds around the tree so maybe it did. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and pick the fruit and can it.

Tree branch with prunes hanging on for dear life. You have to look close but they really are still there.

Bowl of plums from our tree. I actually picked four bowls like this and there are still plums left to pick. They could have gone a little longer because some were a little green but the birds were having a hayday and some were dropping on the ground. Thus, I decided it was time to pick.

A Jar filled with plums

The Finished Product

These are the prunes after being canned in a hot water bath - cooling on my counter.