#23 If Crab Apples Were Edible

So, when we first moved into our house, we had a crab apple tree that dropped crab apples all over everything. It was a mess of a tree. Seriously, if a tree is going to produce mass quantities of squishy fruit-like things, shouldn't they at least be edibl?. Not the crab apples. We did the only logical thing - we dug the dang thing out by the roots. Rory and my father-in-law spent countless hours digging that tree out. We finally got it out (and by we, I mean they).  We didn't realize this at the time, but that tree blocked our view of the neighbor's patio, which overlooked our lawn. The often sunbathed and relaxed on their protected, shady patio until we messed everything up. They planted a small, slow-growing tree that didn't offer much of anything.  The husband passed away several years ago. Around that time, a teeny tiny little offshoot of the crab apple tree began to grow very rapidly. We now have a crab apple tree on their side of the fence that drops about the same amount of fruit all over our patio. I bet he is looking down and laughing hysterically at us. The lady that lives behind us is very sweet, by the way. The tree was blocking the power lines so someone came and trimmed their side. Perfect opportunity for me: I spent this HOT afternoon trimming our side. Anyway, I wanted to try out an action called Dusty Haze from http://www.myfourhensphotography.com/ I love what it does to the sky. Maybe this isn't the best picture to try it with, but what the heck.