Thursday, June 25, 2026

Thankful Thursday: seedless oranges

Thankful, yes - for SO many things.

Just now while peeling my orange I suddenly found myself once again remembering the orange groves around Fillmore, California.

I remember the neighbor who gave me oranges from her tree.

And she let me pick some of them!


I remember learning about the netting the growers put on the trees to keep out the birds - to produce seedless oranges… 

I do not understand all the details about cross-pollination 

but I do love seedless oranges.


And I am once again so dang grateful for those months in that place.

For those years and those places that we were able to call home for a minute 

A season 

A month


What an extraordinary thing 

A great privilege

I continue to be astonished

And grateful

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