what a wonderful vibrant pic.
i grew up in the SF bay area a bit south
stunning stone fruit and oranges and meyer lemons
for somme reason, no grapefruits. an over sight I think
re the Oranges : they were a bit sour that far north, My father picked them each AM and made fresh squeezed OJ
on the very sour side each AM. I also have a sour tooth.
but i later learned, if the oranges were left on the tree for longer, they became sweet and stunning
I made marmalade from them
do your trees do this ? the oranges on The Peninsula had two crops
As I used to visit Sabino Canyon a zillion years ago with my parents ( I was say 7 ) for perhaps 3 - 4 years
we camped there for the summer. No one was there !
say Hello from me to the next Gila Monster your see
I used to 'hunt them'
with guide book " a guide to reptiles and amphibians "
if you were 7 pretty hot stuff !
and here is that book :
