Tweet Equinox orange As the celestial bull tosses the spinning earth from one of its horns to the other at the moment of the vernal (spring) equinox (this year at 18.26 GMT on 20 March), the Nowruz orange, so still in a bowl of clear water, wobbles. The new year has begun and we will [...]
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Orange tree, Rome
Tweet Orange tree, Rome Originally uploaded by courgettelawn. Tom took this photo when he came to visit me when I was staying at the British School at Rome last year. The BSR have orange and lemon trees in their courtyard garden (cortile). They were beautiful, but some of the fruit were quite vile. Click on [...]
Oranges in winter
TweetSweet orange, Citrus sinensis. This one here is still on its tree in March, in the centre of Rome, after the rain. The finest marmalade is made from Seville or bitter oranges, pithy and full of large pectin-filled pips, Citrus aurantium. Apparently, oranges are considered to be berries as they hold multiple seeds (pips) and [...]
