Where to reach first, during summer? Apricots? Blueberries? Cherries? Dates? Eggfruit? (Yes, there really is such a thing, in the Caribbean.) Figs? Grapes? You get the fruit picture ...

Food bloggers are reaching out with both hands, pulling delicious fruity baked goods from their ovens. Here're a few temptations ...

The Cookbook Junkie ... blueberry bundt cake

Coconut & Lime ... blueberry buckle

Cookbook 411 ... blueberry & fresh currant muffins & rhubarb scone cake & rustic cherry pie

Daydream Delicious ... mini raspberry pavlovas

From Our Kitchen ... raspberry buttermilk cake

The Flying Apple ... apricot yoghurt cake

Little Bouffe ... cherry bakewell tart

Lucullian Delights ... sweet focaccia with figs

Too hot to bake? Then consider ...

The Unemployed Cook ... peaches and cream

Cookbook 411 ... tayberry (that's a new one!) sherbet

Coconut & Lime ... fruit salad with ginger lime syrup

Too hot to do ANYTHING?

Then check out the snow in New Zealand, compliments of Bron Marshall!

Contributing Editor Alanna Kellogg is still working on technically-a-vegetable-if-treated-like-a-fruit rhubarb for A Veggie Venture but blueberries, apples, and other seasonal fruits often star in her food column started by her Mom back in 1959, called Kitchen Parade.