Last time harvesting

My parents lived in the same company apartment for the last 40 years. We grew up there and our kids played there each time we visited Japan. It is very sad they have to move out as the building is no longer earthquake safe.  What makes it more difficult to leave the place for my mum is to let go of her biwa/loquat trees. They have been in the backyard of their apartment since I was 8 or so - I planted the seeds and now they fruit every year.

They are very juicy and sweet and each year they get better. Mum looked forward to this season every year but no more... This is the last year :( She talked more about the trees than the actual moving.

She had to make sure she picked as many as possible before they shift.

Here is my mother (60years old!) climbing and picking for the last time:



Oliver and Luca helped too:







This may be the last time they will watch the train from this property... Very sad :(



I don't want my parents to be squashed but wish they could have stayed there for a little bit longer...