{"id":1992,"date":"2021-03-25T22:57:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T03:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2021-03-26T02:25:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:25:57","slug":"from-flower-to-mango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2021\/from-flower-to-mango\/","title":{"rendered":"From Flower to Mango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year I shared the wonders of mango season <\/a>with you. This year is a bit different. Our new house has two mango trees so it’s given us a closer perspective on the delicious fruit and it’s growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mangos start as these dusty yellow flowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s a closer view of the mango flowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From the flowers come tiny little green fruit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The tiny green fruit grow very slowly during the cool season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Then, during the dry season, they begin to grow into the familiar mango shape but many fall off before ripening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charlotte harvesting mangos from the balcony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Then they fill out and slowly ripen. Some we harvest, some fall from the tree!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Delicious! Even though it’s dry season and very hot, mangos make it the best time of the year!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a blessing to have mangos raining down on us during this latest COVID-19 outbreak<\/a>. I think of the words of the hymn, “I sing the goodness of the Lord, who filled the earth with food.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catherine eating mango enthusiastically. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Last year I shared the wonders of mango season with you. This year is a bit different. Our new house has two mango trees so it’s given us a closer perspective on the delicious fruit and it’s growth. It’s been a blessing to have mangos raining down on us during this latest COVID-19 outbreak. I… <\/p>\n

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