Our Thursday
A light dusting of snow created a beautiful landscape this morning.
The tire tracks of our van after Cerwin backed out of our drive this morning.
The branches of our bushes were beautifully decorated with snow.
I love to see tiny bird tracks in the snow.
The bare branches and sunrise made the morning look cold – and it was – but the temperatures will get much lower tonight.
We are expecting temperatures to be in the single digits tonight and tomorrow – and I know that seems warm to those of you in the midwest where you are experiencing temperatures way below zero.
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The Mango
This was the day I decided the mango was ready for eating.
I bought it about a week ago, and waited until today when it felt soft to the touch
Origin: The mango is native to southern Asia, especially Burma and eastern India. It spread early on to Malaya, eastern Asia and eastern Africa. Mangos were introduced to California (Santa Barbara) in 1880.
The history of mango cultivation goes back for 4,000 years. The 60 foot high mango tree is evergreen.
The first job was to peel it.
Mangos are a sub-tropical fruit, requiring a long hot period to properly set the fruit. More mangos are eaten fresh than any other fruit in the world. There are over a thousand varieties of mango. The enzymes in mangos are tenderizing as are the enzymes in papaya.
Mangos help to lower cholesterol, the fiber content is a wonderful aid to digestion regularity and they are rich in the vitamins A and C.
I didn’t try any fancy slicing or dicing, but just sliced around the pit.
It was delicious!
It would have been easy to eat the entire thing, but I shared half of it with Cerwin. 
They provide more carotinoids than other fruits, They are also low in calories. Ripe mangos have a pleasant fruity aroma and will yield slightly to pressure. Ripe mangos may have a variety of colors, being red, through orange, yellow, to green when ripe.
The day ended with a pretty sunset.
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