Summer's Height

Summer is at its height, but I see it is giving out signs that Fall is on its heels. This morning I saw some leaves starting to turn red in a maple tree, amazingly.

But, first, it's blackberry season in the sunnier, drier spots, and the berries are delicious!


The Rogue Valley has been famous for its pear growing. But over the years I've lived here, I've seen pear orchard after pear orchard be tractored under to make way for vineyards, wine being the new cash crop, it seems. And apparently quite a few outstanding wine growers are in this area.

For now, I'll stick to blackberries - they're free and right outside my door. Hooray for summer!