Citrus Park Field Trip

We had the opportunity to take a field trip to a Citrus Park.  The views alone were worth the trip!  I hope one day to go back when the citrus is in bloom as I can imagine the dreamy smells of orange blossoms.

 

 An educational video on the history of the orange making it's way to our country.

 A small indoor museum.

Sorted by size

Citrus tasting!

Australian Finger Lime - sooo good!  I hope to find some.

Buddha's Hand Citrus - really refreshing and I do buy this locally.

The oranges were still not ripe at our time of visit.

 A smudge pot once used to keep citrus from freezing.

...but the views...

...were breathtaking!

This spontaneous field trip while visiting family, was full of fond memories.  Nana's orange tree still is held every so dear to my heart.  Her oranges were the best I've ever tasted.  Although sad that I will never get to have an orange off of Nana's tree, I have special memories and with this field trip it was a learning moment on just all the work that went into growing oranges and distributing them.  Over the years, many of the orange groves have now been over taken by housing tracks and other businesses.  I'm glad that park is preserving and sharing the history of Citrus.