Summer Goodness

I LOVE summer and all the delicious treats it holds!  A trip to our local farmer's market on Thursday evening yielded bing cherries, beets, zucchini, green beans, and fresh eggs.  How delightful to enjoy such fresh goodness from local soil.  Today was canning day for the green beans.  In case you're wondering, I was, 4 pounds of fresh green beans gave me 7 pints of canned beans and enough left over to prepare with dinner tonight.

Here's a little eye candy - a bowl full of cherries: