The patron saint of our village is the Apostle Luke and by tradition olive picking does not start until after his name day. That occurred on 18 Oct so we are now well into collecting our crop. This year it has been a bit of a mixed blessing as just as we began picking the weather broke and we got the first rains of the season. Fortunately not continuous rain but short, sharp bursts. This hindered the picking but brought the temperature down as well as providing much needed relief to the rest of the garden. The photos show one of the results of this weather change as our Hibiscus mutabilis is bursting into bloom.