First Olive Harvest!!

Max and Deirdre writing together here...
It's 8:45 pm, and we just wrapped up hosting a dinner at our house for a small group of friends who came out for our very first harvest in our 5-acre leased olive orchard!  It was a great day, and a great learning experience for all involved -- including us.  We set out to pick one ton, but ended up getting a half ton by the end of the day.

We'll keep this post mostly photos, and few words for now, not only because it's late, and Max needs to be up tomorrow at 4:30 to drive the olives to the mill in Santa Ynez, but also because the photos speak for themselves!  We'll be back soon with more details!