Temperatures running in the mid-twenties or slightly higher. And sunny every day. Perfection. Although there may be a downside. Friends say that last summer was the hottest, driest summer they can remember and the evidence is still here. The orange tree on the edge of the patio had edible oranges at the end of November last year. This year we’re here a month earlier and might have expected them to be underripe. In fact they’re tiny and rock hard. Not green, but almost inedible. The leaves tell the story - curled and slightly yellowing. Water will have been in short supply and people talk of finding it difficult to keep trees and plants alive even when they had water. The fig tree at the edge of the orchard opposite us has quite a few figs on it but they’re tiny and also surrounded by wrinkled leaves. Said hello to the orchard owner today as he was harvesting some olives but don’t have enough language in common for further discussion.
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