Cherries.....

I’m very fond of this stand of cherry trees that grow alongside the playing field of a school near where I live. At the moment, in late winter, very early spring, they show their bare bones against the deep blue of the sky. In a few weeks they will be covered in white cherry blossom and then tiny, bronze coloured leaves. In summer the leaves deepen in colour to a dark green and, if the weather is kind, we get a wonderful crop of dark red cherries. Walking to pick up the Sunday papers I help myself to a few. Then in the autumn, the leaves turn a vibrant yellow before falling to start the entire process again.