In Honor of Logan: TREES

I write this post while chomping on a fresh guava. I don’t even know if I’ve ever had a guava before now…

 
 I am sitting here thinking that the innocence of childhood always makes me smile ...

Logan, my 6 year old, cousin is following my Ugandan adventure

along with his mother.

always a fan of children being exposed to the other cultures, languages and beliefs 

this does nothing short of *thrill* me to death --

that a 6 year old mind might be molded through my experiences. 

His question to me was "Are there any pine trees in Africa?"

Seeing that he lives in Mississippi where pine trees are plentiful 

it seemed a well thought out question and assessment. 

I was impressed he even thought to ask!

But the answer is No. I have seen none here in Uganda.

Instead, there are plenty of these ...

banana, guava, lemon, passionfruit, papaya, mango

all of which grow right outside my hut. 

It is beyond wonderful to say the least. 

*Parents: It might be a good idea to discuss these exotic fruits with your child and then go shopping for them to introduce new flavors to their diet, as well as begin age appropriate discussions about how food travels around the world to get to your plate and what this means for the planet, food quality and price. 

Passionfruit flower. No wonder they are so divine; they come from this!!

Passionfruit flower just opening.

Passionfruit is left on the tree until they turn slightly yellow. They shrivel and brown on the shelf.

Guava tree that is harvesting right now!

Guava if you've never seen one.

Beautiful banana tree. Check out the huge beautiful flower at the bottom.

Fields of banana trees surrounding our birth center.