September 13, 2010
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Busts or an odd success? My experiments with Fruit & Fall Colours ....
As much as I want to hold onto summer,
alas it is not always so, and a much wetter 
and earlier fall than last year when it did not frost until the first week in October. 
So have been experimenting with both:
- my new Nikkon camera and
- what to do with the fruit such as the Evans cherry tree in the yard and apples gathered with my picking group
Fruit Bust:
Dehydrating cherries too labour intensive for the result..
drying of the cherries in the dehydrator..pitted and cut on half but seem to be sticking..did them overnight and I have one of those circular plastic mesh dehydrators. Came out rather un even some really flat and crispy and others still slightly cherry like. Found if I removed them immediately not so hard as when letting them cool. Very labour intensive...think I will stick to apple rings.
Fruit Success:
Made 10 small jam jars tonight but substituted Evans cherries 2/3 and strawberries 1/3....
The sweetness of strawberries, tang of vinegar and heat of pepper create a perfectly balanced preserve to enjoy with cheese and crackers. Camera Bust:18 sequential photos of dogs running with the push of one button on the camera.....
Camera Sucess:
have to learn more on its usageA
bout 30 excellant photos of changing fall colours
in the rivervalley 
and some macroshots 
of maturing flowers, 
a busy wasp 
and a purple thistle 
at different stages. 
Here are
some others 
I like: 
Comments (5)
Great photos. There is beauty in everything; the coming of fall is always bittersweet for me.
I like the pics, it's nice to have some cooler weather and to see the changes fall brings again.
@mammaquiet - Thanks...I love the camera as you can tell. bittersweet due to loss of summer or personal memories?
@sarahflorida1085 - Sarah the one change you are not having this year is going back to school..hope the new job works well.
@bonnieupnorth - @bonnieupnorth - lately it's been a bit of both....I generally don't like saying good by to summer....then of course I miss my grandchildren & family, even though they are not far away, my parents are also aging and that is another issue...Life is good, though, it is truly a journey.
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