Vince relived his childhood by climbing up in the cherry tree. Last year we picked these cherries too early thinking they were pie cherries, but later discovered they ripened darker and sweeter. No wonder we beat the birds to them- they knew to wait. This year, I am reminded of the childhood game "Hi-ho Cherry-O" where you loose your turn when the bird comes along and empties your bucket. We were tired of the birds stealing our cherries and mocking us as they did so, so we draped nets over the tree in an attempt to dissuade them. The problem is our tree is so big we had to use multiple nets to cover it. Using two tall bamboo poles, we lifted the nets up and over and then Vince and the cat climbed up there to position them. The birds can still peck through the net on the top of the tree, but at least they are deterred a little. And the cat now has a new favorite resting spot on the branches as well.
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