They hang on the trees like broken baubles on an abandoned Christmas tree, forgotten by the harvest, rejected by birds. Rotten, dull, dusty and muddy. Pomegranates… 
… quince… 
… olives… 
… persimmon… 
Split open, dried, unwanted… 
Scattered on the ground… 
… dusty, muddy. 
5 to remember
roto/a – broken
una chuchería – a bauble/decoration
abandonado/a – abandoned
podrido/a – rotten/decayed
mate – dull/not shiny
Notes on a Spanish Valley
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…lovely photos, Sandra. I was out photographing exactly the same thing, yesterday 🙂
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And I keep seeing more! SD
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interesting way of looking at things around you 🙂
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Thx. You know one day you notice things, that were there all the time! SD
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I thik Dali includes split pomegranates in some of his paintings. You can see why he was inspired by them after looking at these pics.
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Dali did, you’re right. He included all sorts of fruit, animals and lizards. Quite a nature guy. SD
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I love these! Took some pics last year. This year the tree’s not quite as photogenic 😦
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I find it’s a matter of luck with the light, blue sky helps. SD
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What a waste! They are all so delicious. We grow a dwarf pomegranate – tiny fruit, but apparently edible.
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Yes, but we have so many wild trees we can’t possibly eat them all. And some are just in perilous positions. So we prefer to leave them for the birds so we can enjoy watching them enjoy the fruit! SD
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Interesting perspective. I was given a couple of pomegranates at Christmas. Can’t say I would get addicted to them. Lot of work to get at them – best strained out for the juice it would seem.
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Or cut them in half and bang them on a tea towel to knock the seeds out, then sprinkle them on fruit salads or ice cream. Juice is too much like hard work, my husband did try once. Never twice! SD
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Might try that. But isn’t there still a husky part that’s not chewable?
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Most of the pith stays behind, just odd bits to pick out. Bang them out onto a tea towel first, not onto the food! SD
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Okay, think I got it now.
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