Summer Time—Summer Fruit

Here at West Coast Weathervanes the summer fruit is ripening and we are enjoying it to the best of our abilities. A hard rain came at the wrong time for the cherries, knocking off the buds. Most in this part of the Central California coast got none. So far we are having a cool summer, unlike those sweltering inland from us. We have had our share of destructive wildfires, and we feel great concern and empathy for those states east of us that are ablaze. If you’ve never had to flee your home and returned to char…it is a feeling like none other.

But back to the summer gardens, the tomatoes are late setting because it has been so cool, many days not reaching 70 degrees. Apricots are finished. Peaches and plums are coming on. It will be a decent year for eating from the garden. Our master vane makers are setting up little outdoor areas to work and enjoy the season.