Harvest

Apple are plentiful this year. Every apple-tree about Moscow is heavy with fruits. Not all of them eatable, though, for wild ones are usually extremely sour. One more reason is ecology: I wouldn't risk having an apple grown in Moscow, especially next to some busy road.
Kolomenskoe park is famous for its apple gardens. If not something for my table but at least they make good pictures!

Cranberries

Cranberry is a very popular fruit(?) in Russia. Apart from it being a stockroom of vitamins, it's also one of very few berries that can be stored for long. So in wintertime, when everything else is eaten out, cranberries used to be the last fruit available bebore new harvest.
And I value them for being extremely useful for one's health: if you catch a cold, just make a drink of cranberries, sugar and warm water and have it every hour. You'll see the result by the end of day!

Did I tell you about national Russian entertainment called 'Cut off hot-water supply'? Well, I'll tell you now.
So every summer hot-water supply in apartment buildings is turned off for about 3 week. The exact period varies from district to district: for example, in my home it began last Tuesday and will last for 14 days only. Most households, however, don't keep a boiler of their own so whenever you need any amount of hot water you need to warm (or boil) it, then mix in some kind of tank and then use it. Forget about shower! You'll have to use a bath, that is if you've got one and had enough patience to boil necessary amount of water. Most amusing experience, I should admit.
Well, probably I should be thankful for not having to carry buckets of water from far-away well...

Riping

Well, talking of summer: it seems to be gone. What left is just a bunch of photograph...

Black chokeberry

Although days please us with warmth and sunlight, you already can smell the autumn in every gesture of the nature. Riping chokeberry is one of them...

Autumn berries

I'm not sure whether it's haw or rod, but looks nice. Its taste is doubtful, though.

Apples

As I already told you, this year is rich with apples.

A promise turned to harvest

Remember I posted a photo of apple blossom in spring? Well, now it's time to post a photo of what it came to - a harvest. Of course, this is a wild tree and apples a small and sour, but aren't they beautiful?

P.S. Another version on my extension site.

Red Currant

The least expecpected thing to see in the middle of the city - a bush of red currant with handful of ripe berries on it! Believe it or not, I took this picture in the very heart of Moscow.