My Trip To The Fruit Stand

     Whoa...I'm going to grow a tree....an Avocado Tree and I'm going to send everybody I know an avocado when it grows fruit! This should be in five or six years, but first, a bit of history-The avocado (persea americana) is a new world food. The plant is classified in the flowering plant family and the fruit itself is technically a large berry that contains a large seed. The leaves can be toxic to dogs, cats (both of which I have issues with) and horses. You cannot make guacamole without avocados-dag nab it!

     Judy and Tom went for a drive in the country and took me with them and we stopped at a roadside produce stand. We talked to the lady and looked at all the stuff to eat (no bananas-con sarn it) and then, so that you would believe how wonderful California is, we took pictures. The picture above is the first one that we took....It is me-but you knew that because it looks like Lisa-except that Lisa doesn't have a pink dress so it's me-and I'm pointing to the sign that says Sunkist. This was on the side of a big red barn and you don't really need a visa to come here because California is not a foreign country. The sign is just there...........

The picture to the right is for Katy who is not (IS NOT-ding dang it) yet one of my followers. (Let me compliment and thank Yvette, Dona, Becca and Judy at this time-You get the first avocados from my new tree). Whoa....What are those orange things that I'm surrounded by? OH MY GOODNESS! They must be oranges....and they are all mine. Judy bought them for me-Yum

What more could I ask for? Lovely company on a pleasant sunny day in the country side and rolling hills of Southern California. I'm surrounded by oranges and........Oh wait.......I know......I know.......Look everybody

This place sells avocados-lots and lots of avocados. I'm going to ask Judy to buy me avocados and she will because she knows that when I make avocado sandwiches and guacamole she gets to eat lots of it because she rocks my world.

Here I am surrounded by avocados-I am a happy monkey

I was very content here. I had all the avocados that I ever needed and I just sat for a long time enjoying myself. People came by and looked at me. One guy tried to get in the bin with me but he was asked to leave. Some people asked if the avocados were $1.25 each or if that was me........I see no reason for people to be rude.

Keep watching because next time I'm going to show you all how to grow an avocado tree of your very own. It's easy. Now I have the most important thing and that is an avocado seed. This will be an adventure, and the best thing is that voles (see tuscanyonthepalouse.blogspot.com/ for more info on those slippery little varmints) will not bother my agricultural operation.
Until next time everybody-Love Karen *<[:(I)