I woke up this morning to brilliant sunshine and the smell of brine and fallen apples deliquescing into the frost-crisp grass.
No, the photo is not an apple tree. It’s the tree directly outside my office window, taken first thing this morning. It’s a neighbour to the north who has an untended apple orchard. The squirrels love it. The raccoons love the squirrels. The coyotes love the raccoons. I love the life and death drama (and the wonderful smell). Ah, recycling in Seattle…
Nicola Griffith 
Thanks for the photo. Nature is ebb and flow, with lightening quick moments of eat and be eaten. We are in awe and we are not immune.
In our house there are apples from the yard simmering in two crockpots to make applesauce for the freezer. I've just put a hot dollop onto my cereal. Yum. Further recycling underway!
jean, sounds delicious.