While bumming about in North County Saturday afternoon, we encountered a sign for an exotic fruit nursery. It might as well as said "free ice cream and puppies" as Allie practically grabbed the wheel and steered us into the nursery's lot.
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Established about thirty years ago, this ramshackle establishment hasn't seen much in the way of improvements since Regan's first term.
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But that was fine by us, as it felt much more as if you were in someone's private little hobby/sanctuary.
Trees to climb,
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"shop dogs" to pet,
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fruit to pick,
greenhouses to explore,
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and plenty of hand-written signs:
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The coffee sign wasn't for roasted, ground and bagged coffee, but rather coffee plants:
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Maybe next time.
Pomegranates,
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and figs too:
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Acres of interesting plants:
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Allie ended up buying a few plants, two pineapple guavas and one pomegranate to add to our small garden.
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I'm certain that we'll return for a few more fruit trees in the near future.
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Maybe I'll even bring along a real camera.
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