Cherries, Raspberries and Apricots...Oh My!

So I knew the northwest was known for it's apples.  But the fruit here is flowing over and then some.  Here at our rental house there are 4 cherry trees.  One that is mature and produced over 10 gallons of picked fruit and three other trees that are 3-4 years old that each produced at least 2 gallons each.  Here are the boys carrying one basket from one of many picking days. 

And then at our new property there are 2 raspberry patches where I think we have picked over 40 quarts of berries.  It is amazing to have as many raspberries as one can eat...never before have I experienced such berry decadence.

 And now come the apricots.  We have an apricot tree on the new property that has a manageable crop this year and yet we still can't quite keep up.  

 Unable to keep up with the sheer quantity of fruit, I resorted to making preserves.  So the pantry shelves are getting full.  Cherry preserves, raspberry jam and apricot jam.  YUM!