MJ's little flock

[RoyalChick]

A chicken

 

[MaryJanet]

I try to pick words that exclude a lot of options. One thing I like about the NYT is the coaching the bot gives after each game. The bot says ‘You had 3 choices and you picked the right one’ and I am going ooops - I hadn’t even thought of the other two!

I'm pretty sure Loz would've done what I did and prioritised beach before peach. But you landed on peach first time.

 

[MaryJanet]

A chicken
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She is marvelous. Look at that 'do!

 

[RoyalChick]

I'm pretty sure Loz would've done what I did and prioritised beach before peach. But you landed on peach first time.

Whereas I just came in from picking peaches. Actually rather confusingly nectarines off my peach tree.

 

[MaryJanet]

Whereas I just came in from picking peaches. Actually rather confusingly nectarines off my peach tree.

Huh? What's up with that tree? Totally explains your word guess!

 

[RoyalChick]

Huh? What's up with that tree? Totally explains your word guess!

It is very strange. The only thing I can think is that the peach was grafted on nectarine root stock and the root stock has sent up a sucker that matured and is fruiting.
It is the weirdest thing - because it looks like peaches and nectarines on the same tree. I will try and get a picture tomorrow.
If you trace the branches with nectarines back they all come back to one main trunk.
I prefer nectarines to peaches so I am not complaining!

 

[MaryJanet]

It is very strange. The only thing I can think is that the peach was grafted on nectarine root stock and the root stock has sent up a sucker that matured and is fruiting.
It is the weirdest thing - because it looks like peaches and nectarines on the same tree. I will try and get a picture tomorrow.
If you trace the branches with nectarines back they all come back to one main trunk.
I prefer nectarines to peaches so I am not complaining!

I've got a lime grafted onto a lemon in the front yard. It's not very old (or well cared for) and hasn't produced a lime yet. Plenty of lemons though.

 

[RoyalChick]

I've got a lime grafted onto a lemon in the front yard. It's not very old (or well cared for) and hasn't produced a lime yet. Plenty of lemons though.

Oh interesting. Same phenomenon.
This is a very old peach tree and has been a good producer of peaches in all the 20 years I have lived here (and it was old when I moved in).
I was wondering if the peach tree was becoming weaker with age and letting the nectarine burst through.
It has a lot of peaches on it too though!

 

[LozzyR]

I'm pretty sure Loz would've done what I did and prioritised beach before peach. But you landed on peach first time.

I went with teach! I guess I am a music educator.

 

[Lexicon]

A 4! That's more like it.




I guessed this 5-letter word in 4/6 tries.






Can you guess this word?
https://wordlegame.org/uk?challenge=cGVhY2g

Well, that was lucky! I got it in two tries!