Guavas for the Picking

We like to go out walking in the evening when it's cooler.  It's fun to talk to people as we pass their houses.  There are even people who ask where we've been if we miss a few days of walking.

Last night we passed a house with a huge guava tree.  We'd said hello to the home owner a few times in the past when he was outside working on his yard. This time he stopped us and asked, "You guys eat guavas?"

Art said, "Sure, are they sweet?"

"Oh yeah... sweet," he answered.  "You guys like some?"

"That would be great!" Art told him as we introduced ourselves.

Thomas went into his garage where we thought he had a plastic bag for us to pick some.  Instead he brought out a HUGE bag of guavas he'd already picked.  Then he picked more and added it to our bag.

The only difficulty now was that the bag was so heavy.  Art had to keep switching arms to carry the load of delicious smelling fragrant fruit.

When we got home, we shared some with our neighbor and then called my brother and sister-in-law who said they would love to have some.

Art is now wondering how far we'd have to walk to find a neighbor with a huge mango tree who would like to part with some their fruit in a few months.  If Thomas ever passes our house, I'm going to offer him some lemons.

You gotta admit it is nice to live in Hawaii, especially in January.