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Golden currant (Ribes aureum) in bloom at Ash Canyon.

The flowers are wonderfully fragrant, like vanilla spiced with cloves.

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Time for: Random fruit from my yard

Went and picked some golden currants the other day; they're a little tart, but sweet, and have the perfect pit to flesh ratio for eating as they are.

Got a small amount of chokecherries (#4). The birds get to them pretty fast, they're more tart than currants and dry out your mouth; while they're typically used for preserves I've never collected enough to make any myself.

The plums are getting ripe too, the tree in the photo is one of the younger ones and only starting fruiting a year or two ago. The skin is bitter but the flesh is sweet, and I've been told they make a good jam; that's what my great grandma used to make with them.