Not Orange Oranges ...

For the first time, my Blood-Orange tree has produced a respectable crop and are they ever delicious! I juiced the three of these and had a wonderful glass of "ruby red" orange juice. The flavor is decidedly different from the Navel and Valencia oranges, though each is good in its own right.

Coming home to fresh fruit to pick when we want it is my favorite part about returning to California for the winter! I think the oranges on the tree will continue to get darker and sweeter if I don't pick them all too soon!

[Dinah Pinkston]

These look delicious, and how wonderful to pick them from your own tree!

[Pam Knowler]

I love the idea of picking your own oranges, juicing them and then drinking the tasty juice! How wonderful! They also make a lovely colourful image! Mouthwatering! Fav!

[Connie Little]

Fresh juice. Delicious.

[Loopy-Lou]

They look delicious, wonderful capture

[Dianne]

They certainly look lovely.

[Jennifer Eurell]

They look very juicy.

[Maggiemae]

No pips! The best kind of orange - and just imagine the juice for breakfast!

[Peggy Sirk]

Oh my gosh...I want to reach through my screen and grab those! How fabulous to have them fresh from your tree!!!

[Sally Ings]

They look delicious. We hardly ever see blood oranges here and when we do find some they are rather expensive.

[elkehochban]

Yummy! Must be so nice to grow your own

[Lou Ann]

We love blood oranges, and pay dearly at the grocery for them. Mimosas prepared with blood orange juice are divine and so pretty too.

[Helene]

your own oranges. that looks so dreamy!

[Allison Williams]

Love the contrast withe B&W cloth.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely image of your beautiful oranges :)

[summerfield]

aces on the set up. i like them bloody oranges. :-)

[Casablanca]

Ooh you are making my mouth water here!

[gloria jones]

Great still life of these delectable oranges

[diane day]

nice display of food photography... made me get up to get a tangerine,

[Francoise]

what??? your own tree??? That's the exotic nature of California (which I think is truly a separate country of its own)

[Dora Prokosh]

Oh to have a orange tree in my back yard.We have our maples and sometimes I call them the 'bloody maples' but no juice lol.

[bkb in the city]

They look so good

[Rosie Kind]

I haven’t seen blood oranges for such a long time and this looks so yummy

[Joan Robillard]

Yum

[Gillian]

So very yummy!!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh they look wonderful!

[Danette Thompson]

Lucky you!

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[PhylM-S]

They will get yummier if you can wait 😉

[Louise & Ken]

@elatedpixie I know,,,and they have a way to go! I just had to sacrifice a couple to see how far along they were! They certainly tasted good, but I know JUST what you mean!!! On a slow day 6 weeks from now, it might be another photo op!

[william wooderson]

Good time of year to make marmalade!

[Louise & Ken]

@will_wooderson Indeed! We have blood oranges, Valencias and Navel oranges as well! Most years, though I make lemon marmalade! With the grapefruit, a "Greyhound" with vodka is the best use we've found for them!!! ; )

[Ron]

Nicely done Louise! Food is especially hard to capture.....sometimes because we eat it!

[Louise & Ken]

@stray_shooter Teaches me patience and not to go for the instant gratification! Thanks!

[CC Folk]

Fabulous Louise! They sound delicious. I love Meyer lemons. And my parents would order ruby red grapefruit every Christmas from Texas. When I was in Florida last year, I drank fresh orange juice every morning! All delicious!

[Louise & Ken]

@gardenfolk No time like the present to plant some trees in your yard! We put in almost all fruit and citrus trees 40 years ago...only one has died of old age. We LOVE this time of year with fresh fruit daily! (As I child we got ruby red grapefruit from friends of my parents every Christmas! Wonderful memory!)