California
has been in the grip of a drought for three years. Three stinkin’ years!
We did not
expect much from our thirsty citrus trees.
Even though we could see the fruit spotted within the green leaves, it
did not look like a bumper crop.
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| A combination of navel oranges, tangerines, Meyer lemons, lemons |
But we were
wrong. Last week we picked twenty pounds
of the citrus, mainly oranges. This week,
I picked almost thirty fifty pounds. (I bagged it all up in 10 lb. to hand out. I was astounded that there 50 actually 50 pounds!)
The lemons
are about ready to pick and I fear we will be buried in them. Fortunately, we have many neighbors with which
whom we can share our wealth.
whom we can share our wealth.
