Unpicked grapes

For as long as I can remember living in this city I remember that the grapes in front of my aunt's apartment block where always picked by the people living in that building. I mean that's why they're there for, planted by people for them to give them fruit. But now the fruit went unpicked and I wonder how long will it take for the vine to get cut off and replaced by lawn just because the falling grapes dirty the cement walkway to the entrance? Sad times. I guess we've reached that point where buying either the grapes or wine uses less individual energy than climbing up a ladder to pick the fruit growing in front of one's house. Very strange twist...

Photo taken today the 25th Dec 2010.