Dreaming of Simplicity

  Has anyone ever heard this term before? Apparently this term means fruit that by law belongs to the public and therefore anyone can pick it. Have you ever driven down a road and seen an apple tree with branches extending over the road way? Well that is an example of public fruit because the fruit is located on or hanging over public property. This includes side walks, roadways, and parking lots.

 So has anyone ever stopped and picked a bit of public fruit? Although it seems naughty in some way and I feel like it is something that I would have to do under teh cover of darkness or something I am intreged by the concept. I drive around so often and see trees on the side of the road loaded with apples and the apples falling along the roadside and want to pick them but I always figured I could not. Another example is the wild grapes growing at a local store parking lot, they are just hanging there on trees, telephone poles, the tire air pumps ect. I would like to pick some and make raisins or something but I am not sure I am brave enough. My kids and I have foraged for berries on a near by dirt road but that seemed different. I don't know maybe the world is not ready for public fruit, or maybe it is? Are you?

 Also I was wondering if anyone can describe what the fruit a walnut comes out of looks and smells like. In an area we used to walk in we found these odd green fruits falling all over the side walks. I read something recently that makes me think they are walnuts, I would like to know because I would go pick some up if they are indeed edible walnuts. Heh, I guess that is like the public fruit concept but a bit nuttier :)

ps...expecting scattered frost tonight! BOOOOO!

Thursday, September 13, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Jonash2004
It sounds like you have found some black walnuts. :) I would Google it, it seems like a lengthy process to get at the nut. We actually have a walnut tree in the backyard, and I tried to harvest some nuts last year, but after letting them cure I cracked them open to find *nothing*!!

At least that is my experience with black walnuts. I know the ones you buy at the store are much larger - and thus more worth it?

Wow, the grapes and apples sure sound tempting to me!!!! But I'm not sure I'd have the bravery involved to just take them, either. Isn't there anybody to ask? LOL

Ashley