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Photos While Orange Picking in Ojai

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I was in Ojai a couple of days back and took pictures from atop a tall ladder while I picked oranges. Here are the pictures below.

Underneath the tree, looking up

inside orange tree

 

Ripe oranges along with green oranges for new harvest

 

inside tree1

 

Orange blossom on tree with ripe and green oranges

 

orange blossom

Northeastern view from the treetop

top of tree

Southeastern view

sun in clouds

Western view

little cloud1

Another northern view of the Topatopa Mountains, 6700 feet

topa topas

These mountains turn bright pink at sunset.  It is quite beautiful.

Our orange grove is right on the edge of the Los Padres National Forest, which includes the Topatopa Mountains.  This is wild country with lots of deer, coyotes and mountain lions.  Not that we’ve officially seen a mountain lion at the orange grove.  We hope to keep it that way!

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I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.

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  1. Let's CUT the Crap!'s avatar Let's CUT the Crap! says:
    December 22, 2014 at 5:41 am

    Wonderful pictures, Len. Strange to read about you picking oranges a couple of days before Christmas. 🙂
    We don’t have snow, but it’s cold and Christmas.

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  2. lenleatherwood's avatar lenleatherwood says:
    December 22, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Yes, it’s going to be 75 today and 80 tomorrow. That’s Southern California. Merry Christmas to you, Tess. Stay warm.

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