Dried Fruit

One way to dry your fruit is to leave it hanging in the tree all winter and to simply pluck it from the branch in the moment of hunger.  That is the practice adopted by this black squirrel.

Madame Squirrel, in her lovely fur coat, came to this crab apple tree for a mid-winter snack.  It was, no doubt, quite tart but filled with plenty of Vitamin C.

I love how you can see the shriveled apple in the tiny paws of this avid forager.