He wasn’t always the brightest crayon in the forest, but he didn’t usually need to learn the same lesson twice, either. Maybe because he was going slower, Tal was able to clear the underbrush and trim back the overgrowth that had threatened the paths through the greenhouse without further mishap. Soon the greenery was looking far more tame – at least along the walkways - and now everyone else would be able to move easily throughout the structure.
As it turned out, an eagle’s talons weren’t the best tools for harvesting delicate fruit – but Deimos had the agility and control to pull it off. Mostly. There were a number of pre-sliced peaches and gouged apples that would need to go home with the current caretakers rather than handed out to strangers, but combined with his efforts from the last round the baskets were slowly but surely filling up. Unfortunately, an eagle’s wings weren’t nearly as well-suited to getting into the tree’s interior. The General was able to harvest the outer sections of the trees, but the fruit in their interior canopies were going to need one last effort to reach.
Sometimes fortune really does favor the bold. Sah ’s decision to start harvesting while the veggie-thief was hiding was well-timed and he was finally able to start filling his baskets with roots, tubers, and all the good things that grew beneath the earth. And also, unexpectedly, one bad thing.
A gopher, looking completely shocked, was pulled up attached to one of the carrots. All four legs started flailing and it dropped as Sah made a grab for it, scampering towards some undergrowth to try and escape! Quick, after it!
Finally things were going right for Cordelia. With her vandal vanquished she was able to find more of the original plant stakes with their names still legible, and could make replacements for the damaged ones in a clear, concise hand. Soon she had finished the labels and was able to set them neatly with their appropriate rows of herbs.
”I think we’re almost done,” Tal called out, looking around at all the progress they’d made with a grin – even for Sah. ”Delia, if you can check the corn for whatever’s ripe I’ll start carting the baskets over to the Palace for handin’ out!”
Last round!
Deimos has one last section of fruit to pick, but it seems like his eagle shape won’t be of use inside the denser branches of the trees.
Sah has managed to gather enough vegetables, but still needs to catch the gopher so it doesn’t ruin future harvests!
Cordelia has succeeded in collecting and labeling the herbs. Now it’s just harvesting the small corn plot to go!
As it turned out, an eagle’s talons weren’t the best tools for harvesting delicate fruit – but Deimos had the agility and control to pull it off. Mostly. There were a number of pre-sliced peaches and gouged apples that would need to go home with the current caretakers rather than handed out to strangers, but combined with his efforts from the last round the baskets were slowly but surely filling up. Unfortunately, an eagle’s wings weren’t nearly as well-suited to getting into the tree’s interior. The General was able to harvest the outer sections of the trees, but the fruit in their interior canopies were going to need one last effort to reach.
Sometimes fortune really does favor the bold. Sah ’s decision to start harvesting while the veggie-thief was hiding was well-timed and he was finally able to start filling his baskets with roots, tubers, and all the good things that grew beneath the earth. And also, unexpectedly, one bad thing.
A gopher, looking completely shocked, was pulled up attached to one of the carrots. All four legs started flailing and it dropped as Sah made a grab for it, scampering towards some undergrowth to try and escape! Quick, after it!
Finally things were going right for Cordelia. With her vandal vanquished she was able to find more of the original plant stakes with their names still legible, and could make replacements for the damaged ones in a clear, concise hand. Soon she had finished the labels and was able to set them neatly with their appropriate rows of herbs.
”I think we’re almost done,” Tal called out, looking around at all the progress they’d made with a grin – even for Sah. ”Delia, if you can check the corn for whatever’s ripe I’ll start carting the baskets over to the Palace for handin’ out!”
Last round!
Deimos has one last section of fruit to pick, but it seems like his eagle shape won’t be of use inside the denser branches of the trees.
Sah has managed to gather enough vegetables, but still needs to catch the gopher so it doesn’t ruin future harvests!
Cordelia has succeeded in collecting and labeling the herbs. Now it’s just harvesting the small corn plot to go!
