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I remember growing up in Orlando back when it was still a lot of sand roads and scrubland. On the way to grade school there was a house in the middle of this sand road all by itself. It was loaded with kumquat tree's.
This little old lady was out one day so I asked her what they were. She used the tree's as a border and rarely ate the fruit and said I could have as much as I wanted. My mom loved them and even stopped over to talk to her to make sure I wasn't just taking them. We had more fruit than we could ever eat. I usually had some going to school and more on the way home.
Last time I was down that way that sand road turned into a 6 lane black top. The dozen or so houses all gone and is now pro buildings and gas stations. No scrubland to be seen.
Those scrubland area there were rumored to house skunk ape's. Never seen one but boy did I keep an eye out for them! That area did have some huge coachwhips though.
Nice seeing those citrus trees Rich. Good looking harvest.
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