A little more fall crops color.

Colorful .... and yet somewhat ugly. I heard the term "wart" something to describe one of these. You decide. Although once between two layers of pie crust I would use the term "yummy".

Apple Cider making day.

Grinding and mashing crews.

Picking methods.

Fresh pickers arrive.

Professional picker.

You can't spend all day picking apples.



Sampling the product. Vintage 10/17 - 2009 - 12:30 P.M. A discerning palate?

Thanks to Dan and Krista for inviting us.

The 2009 harvest continues.... Trannies.

This year is the first good harvest we have had from the Transparent apple tree. This year we had enough for a few eating apples, enough for dehydrated slices and enough for one great apple pie. The tree is 6 years old.

2009 Harvest. All within 50 feet. Small yard gardens.

The birds made me do it. Really, as I sat in may chair working (really) I looked out the window and the blackbirds were stripping the tree. Decision time. Work, pick, work, pick, work, pick? I'll..............take a break from work and pick.

I'm going for the low hanging fruit. In this case sour cherries.


Might just as well pick some raspberries while I'm taking a break from work to pick cherries.

Might also need to check and see "what's on deck" to harvest next. Plums and........

Grapes and..............
Transparent apples.

Mid summer. Time to start the harvesting of the 2009 crops.

My favorite green thumb owner harvesting this year's cherry crop.

Fall Harvest 2008

Swenson Red grapes.



Haral Red apples.


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Apples and grapes just before harvest. Notice the single bunch of grapes in the upper left. And your eyes are not fooling you there is netting covering the grapes. The yard birds love the grapes. Last year a family of Cardinals wiped out the crop before we could get our share. Not this year.


Fresh Swenson Red jelly



Haral Red apples