Still Life

We picked some more persimmons this morning--it's a race between us and the birds. The tree has a very high canopy, so it's more of a challenge for us than it is for them.  

I think I'm coming down with The Cold that's been passing through here. Spent the afternoon napping and drinking ginger/lemon/cayenne/honey tea. You can tell how sick you are by how good that tea tastes. When I'm well, it's not very appealing, but today I could drink a gallon of it. I'm already steeping the next batch, and I've added garlic and sage. Yum.