Fall is here, and in our little corner of Sacramento, that means walnuts and pomegranates. First the walnuts make an appearance, dropping cleanly out of their thick green husks. If the neighborhood crows are lucky, walnuts will bounce onto the pavement to be run over by passing cars, yielding an instant feast for the birds. If not, the crows will scoop up whole walnuts in their beaks, fly high and drop them, hoping the nuts crack open when they hit the ground. Next to ripen are the pomegranates. With the shorter days the pomegranates become ruby red, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready. It’s when they start to crack open, revealing the jewels inside, that it’s time to pick.

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