Fruit lovers, we must seize the day: apricot season is so very short and so very easy to miss. This year, let it not happen to you by planning a summer trip to an apricot orchard near you. Luckily, as I mentioned in my apricot teaser last December, I found For the Love of Apricots website. The apricot orchard map covers most western states so with some luck, you’ll find fresh apricots near you. Do not be tempted to buy apricots in your local supermarket, as they are nothing like tree-ripened apricots you get from the orchard. Do plan a field trip to get your box of apricots to savor fresh and hopefully preserve into jam to enjoy in the long, long no-fresh-apricots-season.