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| The dog takes a moment to assess the weather. |
Thursday morning at sunrise the clouds were hanging thick when the dog and I went for our walk. Just like clockwork another cool front is passing through. The rain was sputtering and the wind was blowing in fits and starts. I guess you could say the weather was unsettled. The dog walked out of the fence and headed east on the paved road which is something he usually doesn't like to do. I followed along behind and we took our time and enjoyed the wet windy morning that was breaking. The wind whistling through the leaves in the tree tops is a sound that we here on the Gulf Coast usually associate with thunder storms or hurricanes in the summer. When we hear it in the fall we welcome it as a sign that the summer has come to an end and our mild winter is about to start. We now have about 20 days left in our hurricane season so we will hope and pray that the next couple of weeks won't bring any surprises.
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| The wild persimmons are small but tasty. |
As we made our way back I decided to stop off at the unoccupied home of a neighbor to have a look at the wild persimmons growing in the front yard. The fully ripe wild persimmon is very small. About the size of a half dollar. The few that have been left by the birds and squirrels have now ripened and are very sweet and soft. I cut one open and found it very tasty albeit very small.
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| The inside of the persimmon is seedy. |
They have large seeds which don't allow much space for the fruit. There is also a domestic Hayashi persimmon growing nearby. I have found out the hard way that the Hayashi persimmon must be allowed to ripen completely before they can be eaten. The other domesticated persimmon grown in this area, the Fuyu, can be picked while not completely ripe and then ripened the rest of the way after picking. Eating an unripe persimmon is like taking a drink of gasoline. Personally, I think the taste of gasoline may be a tad bit better than that of an unripe persimmon but in any case the results are the same. Thanks for reading my blog today. I hope you are getting out to walk in your area before winter sets in. Bye.
