post 179/365
“O, the mulberry tree is of trees the queen! Bare long after the rest are green; but as time steals onwards, while none perceives slowly she clothes herself with leaves.”
Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
spring fruits
The Precious One
post 163/365
Fresh from the tree, the Akedene is juicy, sweet, and bursting with juice and flavor. But it’s so delicate and decays so quickly that it’s rarely shipped to commercial markets, making it one of the precious spring fruits of Lebanon, its season starting in April. Sometimes it is hanging in many loquat trees around the capital in old buildings front yards.
The Taste of Spring
post 154/365
Seeing the first green tiny apple like Janerek in shops is like hearing the first cuckoo of the year. It is nature’s confirmation that spring is here.
