buck moon and sour cherries

Strawberries hung in there despite the copious rains of June…hard to believe back end of May it was approaching a dust bowl round here. The berry season thus far seems all too much like last year, where they started so very fine and then the rains came and with them, dank mold. Hard pickings. But got us a good crop; the strawberry preserve with Lapsang Suochong will tell you all you need to know.

Sour cherries are just in this week, and they are looking pretty damn good. Already picked and cooked and the first batches of preserve are out. Going for more fruit tomorrow.

July’s full moon is the buck, and it was a beauty when it made it over the cloud bank last evening. Waiting for it to do the same tonight. Too cloudy to catch the Venus-Jupiter pairing. Next time…xo