Day 5 - 163 -- Fate of Local Berries

The sun shone much of the day, but the wind was very strong. That made things feel a bit cooler when outside. I had a couple of meetings to discuss scheduling issues and a number of other smaller tasks underway. The afternoon brought a fete complete with amazing strawberry shortcake -- made with cream scone 'cake' insread to the sponge cake I grew up with <smile>. It was very yummy. I saw a number of people I hadn't seen for a while and got to chat with some of them before we headed back to our respective lives and day jobs. I then managed to get further recycling bags out of the office so am seeing the actual shelves in places on the course bookshelves. Very cool. It helps to see the change in space that I can use to measure progress <smile>.

The dessert treat made me think of strawberries and other berries. Local growers have had to contend with major frost last week and several light frosts for the past two weeks or so, including this morning. Strawberries were beginning to bloom. Other crops were leafing and will take some time to rebuild this in some way. So, crops will be smaller and likely much later than usual. That will also translate to increased costs for those amazing local treats. Agriculture is a challenging way to make a living.

A song line passed through my head when pondering berry crops today. It is one that is about a place, though it described the places I was thinking of just outside of town. Enjoy!

Strawberry Fields Forever -- The Beatles