Figapalooza!

The Fig Arbor, 9 x 12", for sale, $250, by moi

Dear Figgy Friends,

August brings to mind fig season, as I am an avid fig grower. Oddly enough, I dislike eating them. I just like growing them!
This is a quest of man vs. beast, as I try to bring my thousands of figs to ripe perfection before the birds can nibble a chunk out of each one.
Frustrating? Yes! Who usually wins? Me 70% of the time. What does it take to outsmart birds, who might have IQ's of negative twenty? Persistence and vigilance. Picture this: Me checking my trees three times a day during fig season.
Game on, my fine-feathered friends!!!

The Farmer Who Won't Quit, with an IQ possibly higher than negative twenty

Looky Here! Fig Harvest

The back yard crop

Dear Imaginary Friends,

Honey Chile, you have not seen a fig crop like the one I have since I don't know when.

We have big figs, small figs, shriveled figs, juicy figs. Figs hanging low, hanging high, pecked by birds. 

I am starting to sound like Bubba Gump.

Oh well. We have figs. With seven trees, and three varieties, we suddenly become popular every August and September.

I have said too much! And no, I am not giving out my address!

Your Imaginary Fig Farmer,

Patsie