20 September 2009

07 September 2009

Figs are almost ready!



A few of the figs on our fig tree suddenly fattened up, turned a brighter, more yellow shade of green, and got softer to the touch. I sacrificed one to see how they are tasting... the inside was pinkish violet and tasted pretty sweet, but had not gone fully ripe or fully sugared yet. It was definitely almost there. Now I am watching the four or five that are in a similar state to see when they will ripen. The rest of the figs (hundreds) are still fairly small and green. I think these are Kadota figs... but I'm not sure.

01 September 2009

Lizards




There are lots of little tiny lizards where I live now. They're so small and fast that you can miss them easily.