FRUITS OF THE SEASON
There are just not enough people down here right now to enjoy all of the bananas on the trees, but there are many more still developing a ripening for the future. We reluctantly harvested our pineapple that we have been caring for on our porch for the last several months. We had hoped to wait until company came so we could share it with them, but when the color turned to golden, and you could smell that sweet pineapple aroma everytime you opened the door wall, we figured it had to be harvested. Now we will look for a special recipe for this baby. It took about 17 months for this one to appear and grow to maturity. We'll put the plant downstairs, keep it watered, and hope for more fruit to come. The mango wasn't exactly a home grown fruit. The mango tree down on 15th Circle is just about empty of those beautiful dark purple fruits that we so admired for the past few months. Shaw's Landscaping took all the ones that were within reach, now there are only a few left way up top. How do we know, maybe they are the landscapers and have a deal going, "We work for mangos". But now, the winds have been blowing out of the east, and last night on my bike ride, I picked up this beauty off the ground under the tree. It's huge, and ripe! This morning, there was another on the ground, not quite ready to eat, but close. Up in Michigan, I think we call this tree fall. Whatever, it's free fruit to us because it is on the outside of the fence. Anyone for a Mango Daiquiri?