Oranges

As I continue to look around and enjoy my surroundings driving around town, one of my favorite tourist destinations in Southern California comes to mind. No I am not talking about Disneyland. In between Starbucks and our church rest the original parent navel orange trees (where all of your navel oranges began). After a quick google of this historical landmark I gathered this short bit of fact:

The parent navel orange trees came from Brazil; they were planted in 1873 by Luther and Eliza Tibbets, these two bud stocks - derivatives of a Brazilian navel orange - took surprisingly well to the area's semiarid climate. All other navel orange trees in the country were drafted from these two.

I shot this picture of the trees mid sip of my morning iced mocha. A few times a week I notice tourist standing around the fenced in trees taking pictures, and I have even seen a few stick their hands inside and grabbing at the ancient trees fruit. What interesting things are in your neighborhood? Historic landmarks? Old factory's? Police riding Segway scooters?

Accept,
John Denton