Seasons

     We get fruit according to its season here. Which is good because it makes you appreciate it more. Mango season was from November/December and ended in January. Mango season is fun because kids will climb up into the trees or throw what they can to get some down. Including Emily. She has a mango tree in her yard and I have a picture of her climbing to the top in order to get the very last mango. Once she got it and cut it open we came to find out that worms had gotten to it before she did. That didn't stop her. Ha. Em loves mangos so much she's trying to think of ways she can save the mangos that are destined to fall and rot because there's so many. She's already got some good ideas like making drinks and drying them.
     Anyway there's different kinds of mango trees. The more abundant type from what I've noticed seems to be the kind that's super tall that grows smaller, yellower mangos that are stringier (made that a word) inside. I personally don't care for this kind. There's a bunch of this type of mango tree in my yard. The other type of mango tree from what I've noticed I think is the best. It's generally shorter and its mangos are much bigger and pink and aren't really stringy inside and they're super delicious! I'm not super crazy for mangos because they're messy and get in your teeth. But now I wish I could have one!
     After mangos came pineapples. Pineapple season started in dec and it looks like its going to go until this month or April. I should ask my neighbors. I remember when I was in college I brought home a pineapple and my roommate Taylor asked me if I knew what to do with it. "either I figure out how to cut it up now or I figure it out when I go to Mozambique." I'm still not really sure there's a right way. Just cut it!
     And this season...oranges and watermelons! More oranges though. I love oranges like Em loves mangos. For some reason they're mostly green here. But they're so good! Each little pulp is like a bullet full of juicy citrus flavor. I just can't get enough of them. I'm going to buy more today. Watermelon. I finally found the perfect one last week. A few weeks before I had bought one but it spoiled by the time I got home because it was in a bag and it was so hot that day. But last week I found one that was perfect on the inside and the lady at the market sold it to me for half the price. I finished it in 2 days. This week I bought another watermelon because it was cheap and my hopes were high. It ended up being white inside and not very sweet. Well now I know how to pick 'em!