Good things about Sonora

So there are some good things about living in the Mother Lode in the summer. First of all, this summer hasn't been nearly as unbearable as last summer. We hover around 100 on the hottest days, and I haven't seen those 110 plus days all year this time. Also, the nights have been cool enough to open my window and not have the air conditioning going all night. That is a very good thing!! And then there is the bounty. I should have taken my camera to the Farmers market this morning, but instead had to settle for piling goodies up on my porch bench to remind myself to be grateful. I went to the market early this morning, meeting Stacy and Sean, and wandered around listening to the fiddle music, watching the jugglers, and talking with the vendors. I bought waay too much stuff, including some rather amazing jams that aren't in this photo that I plan to take to my family gathering this week. The tomatoes are heirloom varieties, my favorite of which is the Brandywine, but there are also some Cherokees in here that are pretty amazing as well. And peaches that have juice running down your arm when you try to eat them, and perfect little yellow fleshed tomatoes, and berries that would be insulted by sugar. Ahh warm summer bounty. I must admit that it's hard to find this kind of luscious ripeness and flavor in things grown in our cold inland valleys of Oregon. Probably over on the west side, but still hard to find these kinds of peaches anywhere, even in Wenatchee. I am hooked on the Brandywines now for sure, and bought 20 bucks worth, hoping they will hold for at least part of the week until I get to klamath to share them with everyone.

Trying to remember to be grateful, and since I do talk a lot about the icky stuff, thought I would put in something good for a change about living in the Mother Lode