2 Jun 2017

Our Annual Bounty

Autumn has passed, and we're now 2 days into winter.

Last week I wandered into the backyard and discovered that the oranges on our tree had ripened.
I filled our laundry basked with them and in the basket alone, there were 70 oranges; a far cry from the days when the tree would only bear 2 or 3 oranges a year.

Counting those I had eaten earlier, and the many others eaten by the birds, I would say this tree has produced close to 90 oranges this year.

We also left a few oranges on for the birds.

Some time ago, when I blogged about the Straits Settlements currency, I did say I'd continue with some of the others that I found.

I won't bore you all with the smaller denominations, but here's a Japanese occupation note for a thousand dollars.
While trying to establish the current value of this note, I discovered that the one I have is a relatively common one, as shown by the red letters "MU" on the front of the note.

There is a rarer version which has black letters "MA" instead of the red "MU", and if you have this one in mint condition, it's worth about RM3,300.

And the one I have?  Found it on eBay:
Finally here's a pic of our orange tree I took in 2000, when it was tiny and hadn't yet produced any fruit.


10 comments:

  1. Looks like a bumper harvest for oranges. This morning my wife bought at the government NTUC supermarket 5 very sweet and succulent oranges for SGD 5.65 (AUD 5.53). They are Barnfield oranges on offer - I think, they are from USA. I'm not sure under what brand names Aussie oranges are sold in SG.
    We are now also getting very cheap mangoes from Thailand.

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    1. Your Barnfield navel oranges may have come from the US, but originated in Australia: http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/barnfield.html
      Mine are also navels (eating oranges, as opposed to Valencias - good for juicing), but I don't know which variety. Could be Washington, which is common in WA.
      https://tinyurl.com/y9nh98m7

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    2. Thanks for the information. Is it possible to tell a navel from a valencia? If so, how?

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    3. Navels usually have a "navel" right on the bottom - look for it.

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  2. Oh my!!! Lovely golden oranges. Dunno what denominations my missus has - she has a stack of the Japanese banana money.

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    1. I hope she has the rare one. Check them out, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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  3. I adore oranges, but more and more they are tasteless... Marrakech is hands down the best oranges I have ever eaten in my life - incredibly juicy and tasty :)

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    1. A pity the Marrakech doesn't seem to travel this far. I'd love to try them.

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  4. We buy so many fruits from market but believe me that nothing can bring such delight as this harvesting from your own garden or trees!!!
    I am so glad that you got full basket of oranges this year .
    Beautiful yard and lovely tree photo!

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    1. Yes, you are certainly right, baili. I always look forward to collecting the oranges each year.

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