This afternoon's raspberry harvest:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

Now I have to decide what to do with them - preserve for later, or eat now?

Nom nom nom.

[Little Star]

1. OMG Those look so good. Enjoy!

[femmocrat]

2. Beautiful!

Too pretty to eat! I did not know they would make fruit this late into the season.

[mopinko]

3. mine are coming up to speed.

got a pint and a half yesterday. many more on the way. if it can only stay warm a liiiiiiiiitle longer.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Are you seeing any spotted-wing drosophila?

They are a common pest on raspberries and other soft fruit. I've been trying to harvest mine before they get overripe so the little bastards can't reproduce on them. I've probably eaten a few of them but trying not to think about that.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/spotted-wing-drosophila-in-home-gardens/

[mopinko]

5. hmmm. maybe.

i have both reds and yellows. the reds are fine, but something is getting at the yellows.
getting small holes, and, yes, rot and fungus.
thanks for the clue.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. My 'autumn gold' (yellow/pinkish) ones

are having similar problems. Had picked a few, and set them on a windowsill to dehydrate a bit before I tried using them for seeds, and darned if they didn't have tiny larvae in them when I squished them between paper towels to get the seeds. Ended up just pitching em. I don't recall ever really having similar probs with the black raspberries, but they all get harvested in early July, then frozen until we're ready to make jam.