Tired old apples

The apples in the supermarkets here were picked nearly a year ago.

And it shows.

Used to be we'd get a rescue mission of apples from the south, from Chile and New Zealand and other places where the apples ripen in the winter and spring.

Not any more. And gosh these tired old apples are just not fun to eat.

I'm grateful for the system that brings us apples year round, but this is a failure.

When the local fruit arrives later this month, you can bet I am not looking back.