Nothing like the first

Travel has kept me from the early apples this year. I've missed the local farmers market where it is likely at least one vendor has offered Lodi or Vista Bella, or maybe even Pristine. ¶ Left to right: Vista Bella, Yellow Transparent, Puritan. ¶ This week, my wanderings took me past Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, Massachusetts, which did not disappoint. ¶ About a minute after I took the above…