Oh, the birds and the bees in the citrus trees tempting me to juicy fruit (Wrigley’s does not own that term!). We have sampled oranges and grapefruit from outside our window; and today BBBH came in wagging a hatful of tangerines from the north end of the park. As you can see, these particular fruit are very small, about an inch-and-a-half in diameter, but oh, what juicy flavor is contained within!
Later in the day in the south end of the park, I plucked a lemon, one of the smaller ones on the tree, which is almost perfectly spherical and just a bit over three inches in diameter.
A trip to the flea market at DonWes netted me two vinyl albums, one by Bonnie Raitt, the other by Cat Stevens. Not a bad haul for an hour of roaming through the aisles of stuff. As I was standing in front of the junk pile that was actually the one where I found these albums, I remarked to Don that it would be a real favor to everybody if the entire pile of stuff were given a home in a landfill. This elicited laughter from passers-by, from the vendor not so much, and then I found these treasures there. Who knows what languishes in a heap of trash? The vendor knows!
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Valley grapefruits and other citrus to me is just the best of the best. The Ruby Red grapefruits are really good. Nice finds with the records-
Ooh, vinyl! Even juicier than those tangerines.
I wonder if those are the ones they use for mandarin oranges. The little fruits are usually so flavorful
Shelly, indeed! And I can reach out the window and pluck red grapefruit. Is this paradise, or what?
Jim, well, the tangerines are pretty special; but so is the vinyl!
Shark, I don't know, but I surely enjoy them. Just finished one.
I can't even imagine just plucking them off the tree to eat. YUM! Enjoy one (or two or three) for me, pally.
Such tiny fruits! All that effort to peel such a thing...
Rebecca, very little effort to peel a tangerine, the skins are so loose. Often remove one in a single piece.
Rebecca, very little effort to peel a tangerine, the skins are so loose. Often remove one in a single piece.
Lin, we can reach out the window and pick red grapefruit! It is a different world down here.
Lin, we can reach out the window and pick red grapefruit! It is a different world down here.
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