Can you see why we thought

the oranges were nearly ready to harvest? Apparently their color doesn't indicate their ripeness. Their thick skin keeps them from being damaged by the cold, unless it gets really cold, or stays cold too long. The Valentia oranges were ready months ago, and they have thin skins. The orange trees are sturdy enough that they don't have to be propped up to support all their fruit. Most of the trees don't reach the ground like this...they stand up like regular fruit trees.

We're not native drivers yet!

November 6th 2007
We left Silver Spur this morning and intended to get to Fresno in about three hours~~instead it took five and a half! Have I mentioned that there are a lot of people in California, and they all drive? Drive fast! We drove down highway 99, where they had the 100 car pileup last week. We weren’t sure exactly where it happened, but we came to one stretch, several miles long, that had a lot more ... read more

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