Thought I would get away from the fruit blogs a bit.  Today’s shot is of a Bumblebee of some kind working a flower on a Atheia bush here beside the house.  The bush (tree really) seems to attract both bee’s and Hummingbird’s.

As my work has been “fruity” in nature so goes my blogs.  In the above image you see that the seedless red (and white as well) grapes are in full swing.  There is something about seeing grapes on the vine.  Our own little Napa Valley of sorts.  There is also four varieties of Peaches  ripe right now.  I have noticed that the red apples have made a bit of a red turn this week as well.  The red in red type apples react to cool weather like we have had by turning red.  A bit of trivia you can use somewhere, someday.  Again all this homegrown stuff can be had at Isom’s Orchards.

As you can see from the above image the Nectarines are coming in.  Nectarines are a cross of Plums and Peaches and my personal favorite as a fruit.  The tree itself is a bit weaker than a Peach tree and they tend to die for no reason.  But they sure produce a great tasting delight.  Pick some up at Isom’s Orchards.

In the image above you see two Squash types.  One is called 8ball and the other is 1ball.  I don’t know which is which but I think the green one is the eight.  They are supposed to be good for grilling and stuffing.  Just more good homegrown stuff from Isom’s Orchards.

Now they look like Chicken’s!  In the image above you see a Rooster.  The house looks full now and is a sea of white.  When I arrived today they were running off  generator power.  They do this automatically each Monday morning for a bit to insure that the back up system is intact.  They have enough fuel to run the generator for four days from the large fuel tank.  This batch of Chicken’s is on a 49 day cycle not a 42 day, so they will be picked up next Wednesday week.  Then the process starts anew.