Despite the clap of thunder that nearly knocked me out of bed this morning I stayed put when I realized I wasn't going to the park. It's not raining at the moment but there's a lot more on the way and I have plenty to do around here.

I drove down to Grisamore's yesterday under heavy skies but it turned out to be a good trip. There were lots of ripe raspberries in good condition so it was easy picking; I picked 8 quarts. I logged 2 cups to cover what I ate while I picked but I have no idea how accurate that is. We always used to joke that Grisamore's should weigh us, not just our containers, before we pick. Still it's always sad to see how many berries don't get picked and end up going to waste.

Same with the sour cherries. The cherry trees are loaded with tons of perfect cherries and very few people are picking them. I picked 2 quarts and would have picked more but, of course, there's just not much I can do with them without adding a lot of sugar.

I came home exhausted; I didn't plan very well and didn't have much to eat during the day. I still need to figure out better how to avoid doing that.