The rain did come, and in the end we got 2”. The ground, the plants, the streams, the ponds, the birds, everyone is happy to get the rain. We’ll take more when it’s ready to come. Come rain come. The temperatures are going down again. This time maybe for good. There’s even a prediction of snow in a week.
Today it was ID’s most of the day. I sit at the long table and pull out the bags of apples. You have to really love doing this. Fortunately I do.
Kennebec Russet, November 7, 2026
In the early morning I made a pot of applesauce with the Kennebec Russets I picked a week ago at The Apple Farm. Later in the day Cammy made a crisp from Kennebec Russets. It’s odd-looking ovate (egg-shaped) fruit with a shallow cavity and a splash of russet on the basin end. Sometimes more russet but this year, not a lot. The sauce is pink, despite being a yellow and russet apple. Delicious. The crisp was good. We have two young trees. Both have fruited though not much production yet. This is a really good apple. I’m glad to have two trees.