and slumber streams from quivering leaves."
Those lines are by Sappho, written in the 6th. century BC,
and the moment they record is one of the ninety-nine "moments of happiness" in George Myerson's book A Private History Of Happiness: Ninety-Nine Moments of Joy from Around the World, of which more here.
The apples themselves are in my parents' garden, where we had a 'moment of happiness' photographing them and picking a few this afternoon.
Makes me think of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Eleanor Farjeon. My Egremont russets are nearly ready for picking too.
Posted by: Sue | 31 August 2013 at 10:10 PM
So nice to see Sappho quoted on your weblog! We ate our first Discovery apples at the cottage last week and they were good. Just a quick visit as I'm about to head off to Russia ...
Posted by: Dark Puss | 01 September 2013 at 08:54 AM
Have a good trip, DP!
By the way, have you come across these 'local' people? http://plantsandapples.co.uk/
Posted by: Cornflower | 01 September 2013 at 08:57 AM
I love those!
Posted by: Cornflower | 01 September 2013 at 08:58 AM
No I haven't and thank you for the link. P x
Posted by: Dark Puss | 01 September 2013 at 09:05 AM
You've prompted me to find a red apple to plant beside my red gate (been meaning to do it for years) and your link to Appleman above shows the reddest apple I've seen, and he's Scottish - important for hardiness. How brilliant is that! Thank you Karen. The photographs are beautiful.
Posted by: Freda | 01 September 2013 at 11:36 AM
Cornflower's mother (aka Granny) was picking apples from one of these trees twenty five autumns ago when we told her that our first child, who is now the cherished and wonderful Alice, would be born the following spring. Another moment of joy.
Posted by: Mr Cornflower | 01 September 2013 at 10:09 PM
What a lovely surprise! to see our apple trees in your
column - I didn't know you had taken pictures of them on Saturday. Delighted we have a good crop this year after quite a few very poor years.Lovely to
have had the whole family here on the week-end.
Posted by: Your Mother (aka Granny) | 03 September 2013 at 12:33 PM
Lucky you (in so many ways) and lovely to see your fruit. Very best wishes from Peter in London (and his infamous cat).
Posted by: Dark Puss | 04 September 2013 at 08:22 PM