We have a 15′ Valencia orange tree in our backyard. The oranges stay on the tree for between 18 months and two years before they are fully ripe and at their sweetest. About this time last year, we lost almost the whole crop to several nights of hard frost. We have no oranges that are ripe now, but from the looks of it we will be drowning in fresh juice next winter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
More Mesa Beach Santa Barbara, California
New Orleans, Louisiana I don’t think there is a single 90 degree angle in New Orleans!
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Lousiana
More Mesa Beach Santa Barbara, California
We went tidepooling at More Mesa this afternoon. It was so nice to get outside, and be by the water. These barnacles were clinging to the side of a huge blob of tar (like, the size of a moving truck) that had bubbled up out of the beach. I think they look like turtle flippers; Dan thinks dinosaur teeth.
New Orleans, Louisiana As I was taking this shot, a fellow walking by (a local, as far as I could tell) got a bit past us on the sidewalk, then stopped and turned back to us. “What on earth is she taking a photo of?” he said to Dan, not unpleasantly. “The texture of the paint,” I replied. “Well, bless your heart!” he said, as he continued on down the sidewalk.
New Orleans, Louisiana