Adam's Apples

The price of apples has come down by more than 13 percent from a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  ¶  The US Council of Economic Advisers, which created the above chart from numbers compiled by the BLS, also noted that "the level of grocery prices is high relative to before the pandemic."  ¶ 

Nobody is home at Nagog Hill Orchard yesterday.  ¶  I took refuge from a passing shower in the shed where Nagog Hill Orchard once sold its apples.