Summer Delicacies

So I can't resist these summer fruits!

They are delicacies to my palate.

God bless the truck farmers!

Cantaloupes and Watermelon

By mid-August, most gardens are dry, and most truck farmers are finished until fall. But, I was delighted to find fresh cantaloupes and watermelons stacked in the back of this pickup truck near Memorial Stadium.

Fresh Fruit!

It was almost noon, and the heat was unmerciful when I noticed a truck full of fresh peaches, cantaloupe and watermelon parked along Broad Street. So, I stopped, got out, took a picture and purchased a cantaloupe.

Robert Strong brought these delectable summer treats down from a Birmingham market. The peaches were grown in nearby Chilton County.

Harvest at Holley's

Pecan harvests are coming in at Holley's Farm and Garden Center, but a truck farmer parked there one day last week too.

His truck was laden with baskets of apples, oranges, onions and sweet potatoes. I was tempted to buy some but just paid to have my 10 pounds of pecans cracked and shelled. Pecan pies will soon be baking!