Within the perimeter of this space I proudly call home are two fruit-bearing avocado trees. One variety, with egg-shaped fruits, has been here for decades - even older than my sons. The younger one produces big pear-shaped fruits with skin turning brownish when they ripen. Both varieties  have creamy, buttery flesh. Great for salads, ice cream, or shakes. The flesh tastes so yummy even just eaten the way it is.

This time of the year the fruits are far from maturity yet.  A few may be ready for harvest in a few days. The rest will take a month more or even two. Looking up the tree with a lot of young fruits hanging on the branches gives me a certain sense of  delight. 

they hang like cute bells

swaying with the wind's whisper

young avocados

oo0oo

christmas five months past
bells still cheerfully dangle
avocado tree