Well so since our apples froze off (all but a few dozen, that is), we were going to stretch out last year’s supply of applesauce and then do without. But Sunday night Grandpa Steiner told us we could have his neighbor’s apples, so we headed into town yesterday morning to pick them, hopefully before the Japanese beetles got to them. We well remember last year’s picking – bugs everywhere – in our hair, down our shirts, up our skirts, etc. etc.
NO FUN.
And we were NOT going to do that again…
But thankfully this year we beat the bugs and came home with 10 bushels of beautiful apples. No pruning, no spraying, and these beautiful apples!!! How do they do it??? Live in town, I guess! And they didn’t want them!
Well we’re happy to help them out since they are so kind to share them – as I understand it, if no one picks them they get mulched 
Anyway.
Sunday morning we went to church – no beetles.
On the way home from church – beetles hitting our windshield.
After church – lots of beetles 
We had been enjoying fresh raspberries daily, but no more.
After being sprayed with Sevin, yes of course the chickens enjoyed all the nice dead bugs (hmmm. Does that mean we’re eating toxic eggs now????). But our raspberries are no longer fit for human consumption. We are, however, hopeful that next year when the beetles don’t come (wishful praying), our raspberry bushes will return with renewed health and vigor. Meanwhile, aren’t these things ugly?!!
Heading to town.
Some of these apples were literally resting on the ground!
How I wish these were our trees…maybe next year, though.
Home again, home again…
Then some playtime!
Cat room.
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