The local Facebook group had a post offering plums. Almost discreetly begging people to come and pick more. So I went and picked some. The plums were small, but juicy and flavourful.

When I saw the tree in question, I understood the near-begging. The tree was overloaded with plums – and of course anything that doesn’t get picked ends up falling on the lawn and then rotting there. Cherries, like we have in our garden, are small and can almost disappear into the ground, whereas squished overripe plums make the whole lawn rather slimy.