Adam's Apples

Karim Habibi strides through his seedling orchard like a god, casually dispensing death.  ¶  This is the part of Keeper's Nursery where Karim plants seeds he hopes will grow into tasty new apple varieties.  ¶  Most of them don't make the cut. Off with their heads!

Today's weather is brought to you by the lovely, lustrous, and ligneous Arkansas Black .

Above: Apples for sale at the Marche Jean-Talon in Montreal in early September.  ¶  I spent a week in Quebec in late summer of 2023.  ¶  The trip gave me a crack at some new apples, and I got to practice my (not very accomplished) French. But I also encountered a puzzle: apples everywhere in Canada that are just not grown in the US. These include

My original thought, in 2008, was to blog about apples for a year , then find something else to do.  ¶  I would not have continued after that first year but for the comments I began to get from readers. They are both learned and, for me, validating. You make this place richer and more interesting. Changes in browser technology, however, are making it harder to comment, and to know when someone has replied to a comment. I want to thank readers who share their thoughts here, and try to address those tech issues. But first,

BEST WISHES TO MY READERS  ¶  I've had quite a year with apples, to the point where I am looking forward to the quieter winter and spring.  ¶  As alway, I am both grateful for and energized by your attention and, especially, comments.  ¶