Monday, November 2/2026

 

Hadn’t thought the oranges on our tree were quite ready to be picked - and in fact some of them are still on the green side - but the wind had other thoughts and some have landed on our terrace. Not seedless, but nice flavour.

As in last year, the next door neighbour’s orange tree looks much more attractive. Bigger, taller, and with far more plump, bright oranges. Don’t know about the grass being greener on the other side of the fence, but the oranges definitely are oranger. Suspect neighbours of cheating by watering them in the summer, which we can’t do. But still delighted that we have an orange tree.