Still Near Yuma

Starting of citrus trees

Another quiet week just north of Yuma in an area we call "the gravel pit".   This is a small area near a rock quarry that is reached by driving through an old gravel pit - hence the name.  It isn't very busy this time of year although people come and go on a regular basis.

A young cotton plant

As we go for our daily walk, we often see the farmers out working in their fields.  Nearby are both lettuce and broccoli fields.  When we see the amount of labour that goes into the production of these vegetables, we certainly have a new appreciation of how inexpensive some of our food really is.  With the exception of preparing the fields and planting of the crops, most of the work is manual labour - the weeding, the thinning of plants, and the harvesting of the produce.  The fields are quite small and the seeding is done so harvest is staggered. 


A couple of miles from us is a building that advertises "Field to Farm".  Of course we thought it meant a market so we walked over to see what kind of produce they had.  Surprise - there was no produce.  It was a little café and antique emporium that had a tremendous amount of items for sale.  Many items were quite reasonably priced if one was interested is such things.  They did have a little Chihuahua that had the same markings as one we had many years ago - but this one was much friendlier.  Instead of buying vegetables, I held the dog and then we had fish tacos.

Friday was a terribly windy day and the dust filled the air most of the day.  Fortunately, we were tucked into a sheltered corner and barely noticed the wind - at least until we went outside.  That's what happens when a cold front goes through as well as a drop in temperature.  On the most part, this past week has had unbelievably wonderful weather - warm, sunny and minimum winds - can't beat that.

I hope everyone has a great week in this final week before Christmas - hope to see you next week!