Frozn Fruit

One of our snacks in summer is frozen fruit. I just put peeled bananas and cut pineapples on wooden chopsticks and then put them in the freezer. My husband likes banana the most.

Peaches

I bought peaches that were carefully packed at the store a few days ago. I had checked every morning and waited until they were ripe. When they smelled full of sweet scents and they looked ripe enough, I put the peaches in the fridge for a couple of hours and then ate them. They were juicy and soft. It was worth the wait.

Seminole Orange

I bought oranges at the store today. When I cut them, the inside was a very orange colour and had a sweet taste.

Amanatsu & Amanatsu Cake

I saw my neighbor when I was walking this morning. He gave me a big orange called "amanatsu" from his back yard. The orange size was the same as both of my fists.
I baked a cake using it. I used the juice from half of the orange in the cake batter. While the cake was baking in the oven, I made syrup from the other half of the orange. I soaked the cake in the syrup after I baked it. The orange's sourness was good for the cake.

Raspberries (cake)

When I went for a walk last evening, I found some wild berries. I was very excited that the season has come! I decided to pick more berries this morning. Picking berries in the bush was a kind of zen for me. I didn't think anything while I was slowly walking and concentrating on the berries.
I also enjoyed blowing a perfectly shaped dandelion.
After I walked about half hour, I got handfuls of berries.
I baked a cake with the berries.
The wild raspberries have a little less flavor than raspberries from stores but they are fresh and juicy.

Naval Oranges and Yogurt Faces

This is a face I made on my yogurt this morning using 2 prunes and orange syrup.
Sunny side up yogurt.
I bought some navel oranges again today.
I want to make orange syrup again.

Strawberry Vending Machine

The picture below is of a fruit vending machine near my house. The vending machine is on the road next to a fruit farm. You can buy different fruits depending on the season such as oranges, pears, peaches and strawberries.
The fruits are in a coin locker. You chose one room, put coins in a slot and then you can open the locker to get your fruit. There is a change machine next the fruit vending machine so you don't have to worry if you only have bills. Today, I stopped my car and checked which types of fruit were inside. There were only strawberries.
I don't think it is common to see food being sold outside in Japan but you can see it sometimes when you go to the countryside.

Strawberries & Condensed Milk

I had strawberries with condensed milk today. It is strawberry picking season now. I saw many families picking strawberries in a greenhouse near my house.

Oranges

On the way back home from work, I found oranges were on sale near my house.
In the area where I live, many neighbors grow oranges. Some people sell oranges by their yards. They pack the oranges in plastic nets, write a price on a board and leave a box for money. I like that they let us buy oranges this way. I see this system used for selling vegetables and fruit when I go out of the city.
Anyways, I was happy to find these oranges today because they each ripen in different seasons and I was waiting for them. One type are navel oranges and the other type are ponkan oranges. I bought one of each bag.