Fecundity Festival

People far and wide love our Satsuma plum tree. It's bounty has gone to friends, neighbors, thrift stores, laundramats, nursing homes, fiddle camps, coffee stands, families with lots of children, people met picking blackberries, etc. etc. Sometimes, as many as five bags...weighing as much as 20 pounds each, left our little half acre on a daily basis for the last couple of weeks. What joy to have such abundance to share!

The old raft oars are no longer needed to prop up the laden limbs of our tree. We have spent many a pleasant hour looking out at the rich world of our flower garden from this leafy bower. The tree surgeon was called some years back when it actually split in half with the heavy load it carried. He put a huge bolt through it's trunk, and cabled the upper limbs together. Many thousands of pounds of fruit later, we still reap it's yearly offerings.

We take our meals here regularly. Today was no exception to that ritual.

Think I almost prefer plain zuke bread..........but for a special treat....the chocolate was a nice change.

There are four varieties of lettuce in this patch. Last winter, we had lush salad til frost, and then the plants started to grow again as soon as the days began to lengthen and warm in spring. New seeds go in every fall. In our climate, we are lucky to be able to grow and have fresh food mostly year round, with study and good planning.

The winter garden seeds are up and ready for permanent homes. Marilyn and Dennis came out to get some for themselves and some to share with Diana.

Kale is a nutritional giant we need to use much more in our diets. Thanks to Mary, we were able to dress appropriately for this celebration.