Neruda's Lemon
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"We open the halves of a miracle..."
Our lemon harvest this year has been simply mind-boggling and maybe even mind-altering. It all began one day last spring when a mysterious woman came to visit us. She heard how delicious our lemons were and wanted to see for herself. They really are delicious lemons--and also beautiful--and BIG.
I took her out to our garden. She picked a few lemons and tasted them--she seemed quite pleased. I watched as she lovingly touched the trunks of each of our 3 lemon trees and recited a poem by Pablo Neruda. She then poured a bit of water on the roots of the trees. I thought this was all kind of weird, but then, who am I to judge? She was such a lovely woman and seemed to really enjoy the beauty of the lemon trees.
She thanked me for allowing her to visit and departed in what seemed like a blink of an eye. I thought nothing more about her or this unusual visit because there really are some strange things in the desert. Have you ever heard about the Phoenix Lights or the events at Dreamy Draw?
Imagine my surprise when I picked our crop of lemons this year. Each one, when sliced open, looks exactly like this one.
Macro Mondays: April Fools’ Theme
Diameter of lemon is appx. 2"
Neruda's Lemon
All rights reserved ©
"We open the halves of a miracle..."
Our lemon harvest this year has been simply mind-boggling and maybe even mind-altering. It all began one day last spring when a mysterious woman came to visit us. She heard how delicious our lemons were and wanted to see for herself. They really are delicious lemons--and also beautiful--and BIG.
I took her out to our garden. She picked a few lemons and tasted them--she seemed quite pleased. I watched as she lovingly touched the trunks of each of our 3 lemon trees and recited a poem by Pablo Neruda. She then poured a bit of water on the roots of the trees. I thought this was all kind of weird, but then, who am I to judge? She was such a lovely woman and seemed to really enjoy the beauty of the lemon trees.
She thanked me for allowing her to visit and departed in what seemed like a blink of an eye. I thought nothing more about her or this unusual visit because there really are some strange things in the desert. Have you ever heard about the Phoenix Lights or the events at Dreamy Draw?
Imagine my surprise when I picked our crop of lemons this year. Each one, when sliced open, looks exactly like this one.
Macro Mondays: April Fools’ Theme
Diameter of lemon is appx. 2"