mOOners in Mexico

by Kris

Spring time arrives in our California home with baseball and strawberry shortcake. While there isn't a baseball in sight here in the eternal mecca of Spring that is Roca Azul/Lago de Chapala, we are surrounded by field after bountiful field of beautiful strawberries and raspberries.

 

The berries are grown by a major US producer in leased fields of dark rich soil. Acres of white plastic protect the growing plants from the elements and critters. Local workers are employed and organic growing methods are utilized to produce absolutely splendid fruits. The "latest" technology is used to tie-down the plastic coverings.

This pretty lady was happy to give us all the berries we wanted; we gave her candy to share with her friends as they finished their morning of work. Sweets for sweets.

We are fortunate to have friends with connections and we've procured and enjoyed the berries referred to as "segundos" or seconds. If this woman knew what a sweetheart our Canadian friend Ruth Ann is, she'd hand over the whole berry field.

Ken, Ruth Ann, and Gigi making the deal. 

Score! Russ lends a hand with the transport. Are these people "hunters" or "gatherers" or just lucky??

 The bounty...

 One strawberry...

Breakfast of fresh raspberry sauce on french toast...

Why these beauties are segundos is a mystery...a sweet, juicy, and delicious mystery at that.
Now about baseball...

mOOners