Imperfect Peaches

This year, the peach harvest is a bit patchy, as our trees have been beset by many insects, including Japanese beetles.

Despite this, we have had a number of peaches ripen.

Peaches and pears gathered today

When the peaches are marred by unsightly pock marks, I wash them and cut them into small edible slices.

Two large peaches can make enough dessert for three.

The slices are then distributed among three glass cups ...

        ... and topped with whipped cream.

We all enjoyed our peaches and cream today.

Nobody complained about the fruit's imperfections.

After the Cherries

"You must be obsessed with cherries," somebody said to me yesterday. I have been posting about nothing but our cherries, and it may seem a bit excessive. But this is about to end. Cherry season is officially over. I picked the very last red cherry off the tree yesterday.

We celebrated with a dessert of sliced strawberries, fried bananas, whipped cream and cherries on top. However, everybody except me removed the cherries and just ate the rest of the dessert.

Below is a video of the cherries we had yesterday evening, before I picked them all.

My obsession with cherries is now at an end. But there are other fruits still ripening on the trees. Take the pears, for instance.

My interest in cherries is a thing of the past, but my obsession with pears is about to begin.