Ever since Suzie compared a photo of the dogwood tree in full fruit to a man’s testicles, my view on these pictures has never been the same. That Suzie knows how to innocently ruin things in one quick remark – and she does it in such a sweet manner that everyone thinks she’s the nice one and I’m the dirty perv who likened them to a guy’s ball-sack. I’m here to state for the record that it was all Suzie.
Try to erase that image from your mind as you enjoy the color and form of the dogwood fruit. Too mealy and filled with seeds to be much good for human consumption, the fruit is a favorite of the squirrels and chipmunks right now. They scramble up and down the limbs, daring to inch their way right along the most slender of branches to capture the hanging fruit, and often will hang upside down nibbling at a prime specimen. It’s a circus-like atmosphere and show, and Andy and I have been watching them perform since the fruit has been ripe.
