This is going to be our last grapes to pick. There are some blueberries at the bottom of the bowl, though hard to distinguish them from grapes. This year, we did not pick much fruit from our garden, because a pair of Bulbuls nested in summer, which we did not want to disturb. We gave up on picking cherries and other summer fruit for them. After the Bulbul family were gone, we began to have unexpected visitors-several different species of wasps. They visited our willow trees to forage for small insects as well as to collect parts of leaves and barks, by chewing off with their big jaws. Even if I knew they wouldn't attack people when they were away from their nests, their presence made me feel reluctant to go pick grapes and blueberries.
Wasps' visits stopped 2 days ago all of the sudden, which probably meant that their wintering queens are now out and left the nests. It also means that all the workers didn't have to collect food and nest material any more. They are now.....quietly awaiting their time to depart, that is, one sudden cold night which will take away their lives.
Autumn is a cruel season, as well as it is the season of harvest and bounty.
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