Blood orange  by judithg

Blood orange

Actually not just a blood orange- it’s from Waitrose so it’s got a fancy name but I’ve bought another 5 unnamed blood oranges from the local greengrocer. I’ve learned from last year when the shortness of the season caught me out. I’m slightly obsessing at this point because really I want chocolate....
I’m waiting for the vet to get back blood test results for Rafiki - she’s been very vocal recently, waking us up several times a night ‘yowing’. It’s sort of coincided with Monty dying so we thought maybe she would always have done it but didn’t want to attract Monty’s attention but other people with elderly cats have said it can be a health thing. Anyway - the excellent new vet at our practice is right on this sort of thing and thinks it may be due to arthritis in her back legs which really makes sense because she’s started getting onto chairs etc by heaving herself up with her front legs. So long as her kidneys are ok she can have painkillers which will hopefully be a game changer bless her.

Weather: wet
Covid: I’ve dispatched more home made masks to London on request.
Good thing: the post office lady shuffled the bar of chocolate I’d added (Malteasers - so hard to not buy one for me) so that it would go through the ‘large letter’ slot. Always gratifying when a package gets through.
I love blood oranges and they make a good subject. Beautiful colours.
February 17th, 2021  
Blood oranges are rarely available where I live, so had never seen one growing up. Imagine my surprise when I bit into one when I lived in France during college! I thought I needed a dentist!
February 17th, 2021  
Oh yummy - hoping Rafiki is OK :-)
February 17th, 2021  
@bkp that’s funny because I really associate them with childhood. I don’t eat oranges much except these which are currently really sweet and lovely. I can imagine your shock if you weren’t expecting it!
February 17th, 2021  
Nice photo. I think I only like these when they're mangled up into a product, like Pelegrino. I hope rifiki is OK and can have the treatment.
February 17th, 2021  
Squeezing through that slot....good job I haven’t to get through there at the moment. We have a large family sized box of Maltesers in the outside chest freezer. I’m slowly emptying it because we are chucking it out bit so fat the Maltesers are still there.
Poor Rafiki....so worrying when our elderly pets start to fade.
February 17th, 2021  
@fueast you’re missing out - delish!! Also be nice in some sort of cocktail...
February 17th, 2021  
@happypat ooh - there would be none left in this house!
February 17th, 2021  
What a lovely photo I love the lighting
February 17th, 2021  
@denful there’s a camera setting that does some sort of bracketing with the iso and it put this natural vignette on - I like it!
February 17th, 2021  
Fab focus on these luscious orange slices.
Hoping all will be good with Rafiki once she’s cleared for pain meds. She deserves comfort in her second half years. Bless her.
February 17th, 2021  
Wow juicylicious! Shiny and plump little slices. Beautifully photographed!
Our senior 14 year old cat worries me as she does the same by heaving herself onto the sofa but has just come in with a mouse so must be spritley enough. Maybe Rafiki is just coming into her own now Monty is not around to keep her in check.
February 17th, 2021  
@lucycameron quite a lot of muscle wastage round her back half - once the vet said it it’s obvious. We know she can barely get over the gate but occasionally forget she’s out the front - mustn’t forget! Vet says owners see complete changes in behaviour when the painkillers are given so 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
February 17th, 2021  
It's years since I had a blood orange, looks amazing.
February 17th, 2021  
Great capture.
February 17th, 2021  
nobody does food goodies like waitrose. , nicely shot judith . Our local Waitrose is in Newark on Trent, 20 miles away, so we haven't been this year due to lockdown !
February 17th, 2021  
...actually there is a little "local waitrose" in Nottingham city centre, but we haven't been to the city this year either !
February 17th, 2021  
Yum! Haven’t seen any here.
February 18th, 2021  
Great shot, great focus, great colours. I’ve never had a blood orange, actually I don’t think I’ve ever seen one either
February 18th, 2021  
Probably Ichor or some other highly posh title indicating relationship to the classical divine! It's a gorgeous colour inside, isn't it? Nice shot
February 18th, 2021  
I love a blood orange! Nice image.
February 18th, 2021  
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