We have been harvesting our garden and putting up fruit.  The cherry tree was the first tree to ripen.  We bottle cherry juice and make sour cherry jam.  It is peaceful to go out on the patio and pit the cherries, as in the picture below.   The weather has been so beautiful, and I watch the quail come and nibble on the garden.  We picked two gallons of currents and about that many raspberries.  The strawberries are so small this year we pick the biggest ones for breakfast and let the quail have the rest.  We have an abundance of beets, lettuce, and chard and are enjoying our vegetables.  I get up and work in the garden from 6:00 until 9:00.  That may change when it gets hotter, but it is such a nice way to start the day.