Wild Grapes

He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a wine press in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes. Isaiah 5:2

(The picture made me think of this verse.)

While picking apples the other day, we ran into a couple of wild vines climbing through the branches. One was a grape vine with several clusters of small grapes. The grapes are dark and sweet (I tasted one) but nothing I want to try to make into jam. They're just wild. The other vine was a wild rose. I could almost overlook it if it weren't for the stabbing pain it inflicted each time I touched it. I was really just after the apples which are typically very small and misshapen due to bugs. With the very dry summer there were far fewer little pests wreaking havoc in the fruit trees. The apples are still small but they are a far better quality than other years, not near so many dark pits and lines running through the fruit. The trees though are still wild as we have no idea how to tame them.

I put up another 4 quarts of applesauce. Now I have a headache and desperately need a nap but I don't see that happening, at least not the type of nap I need, and we have our kids class at church tonight. At least the story is familiar (Jonah) so maybe we'll be okay.