Plum Perfection

The Willamette Valley is dripping with fruit this time of year. Just down the street from our house, in a greenbelt, we find apples and plums and blackberries and pears. We gathered up our ladder and garden cart and headed out to pick plums. Navelle and Gabe climbed up the ladder and collected the fruit. Arthur slept in the pack on Lina.  We brought home the plums and made some yummy treats.

 

plums on just one branch of the tree. it was loaded!

Navelle and Gabe up on the ladder, reaching for plums.

Here are some from our harvest. Navelle ate so many of them.

we made canned plums, which turn a lovely ruby color when processed

and plum skillet cake. yum!