We spent another long day picking olives. It started out wet but the rain quickly tapered off. Even so it was awfully damp working in the middle of the soggy trees. For the first couple of hours each pull on a branch produced a mini shower. Yuck! Because the temperatures are still warm (mid 60’s) we never really got wet but it was still uncomfortable. 
As you can see from the photo of the grapevines, it is looking very autumnal here. The leaves of the vines produce the most vivid colors while the rest of the trees simply turn pale gold or rusty brown. I am including another photo of the view across the valley from our patio. I took it yesterday while we were eating lunch outside. In spite of the overcast skies we ate al fresco again today.
Our total harvest is up to 96 kilos (211 lbs.). Each day we weigh our full bins on our IKEA bathroom scale. Not terribly accurate but close enough. When we go to the mill they will give us an official tally. Our appointment is Thursday afternoon so more picking tomorrow.
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