Whispering Persimmons

Lisa and Jesse harvest persimmons with pruners.       They talk to you as you work: the persimmons, that is. The late afternoon sun is cool; the October earth, Mediterranean dry. The work goes quickly. Images come, for that is how persimmons speak:  Trap gophers!  Interplant more rose geranium!  Irrigate earlier for larger fruit!  Jesse, Lisa, and… Read more »