I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
Dillards ;-) during harvest time.

The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
to the senses.

Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg

More pics on my blog or
www.kokos.shutterfly.com

koko
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George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

koko wrote:

> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>

Wow, this is an outstanding photo, koko.

Serene

--
"I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up,
I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

koko wrote:
> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
> More pics on my blog or
> www.kokos.shutterfly.com

Very cool! I love your pictures, koko. Always interesting.

nancy

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:52:16 -0800, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>koko wrote:
>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>
>Wow, this is an outstanding photo, koko.
>
>Serene

Thanks Serene. It even was fun playing in the dirt to get it ;-)

koko
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updated 12/29

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:54:03 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>koko wrote:
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>> More pics on my blog or
>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>
>Very cool! I love your pictures, koko. Always interesting.
>
>nancy

Thank you nancy.

koko
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updated 12/29

"koko" > wrote in message
news
>
> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
> More pics on my blog or
> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>
> koko
An 'ocean' of cabbage. . .thanks
Janet

On Dec 29, 4:40*pm, koko > wrote:
> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com
>

Good photography - you should submit it to CSPI for their 2011 good
foods calendar!!

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:25:30 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:

>On Dec 29, 4:40*pm, koko > wrote:
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>
>
>Good photography - you should submit it to CSPI for their 2011 good
>foods calendar!!

Thank you, I appreciate the compliment.

koko
--

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George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

koko wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:25:30 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>> On Dec 29, 4:40 pm, koko > wrote:
>>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>>
>>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>>> to the senses.
>>>
>>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>>
>>> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>>
>> Good photography - you should submit it to CSPI for their 2011 good
>> foods calendar!!
>
> Thank you, I appreciate the compliment.


Thew photo reminded me of when I lived in Wisconsin. There were a
couple of sauerkraut packing plants there and cabbage fields surrounded
them for what seemed like miles and miles.

Thanks for the memory boost!

George L

On Dec 29, 3:40*pm, koko > wrote:
> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com

Very nice! Makes me miss seeing green, what with having three feet of
snow fall over Christmas : (

On 12/29/2009 16:40, koko wrote:
>
> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
> More pics on my blog or
> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>
> koko
> --
>
> There is no love more sincere than the love of food
> George Bernard Shaw
> www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
> updated 12/29

Just out there for the first time a few months ago. I apparently was
there between crops because I drove by mile after mile of fields that
looked like they were just planted so there wasn't even a clue what was
growing.

We only have one growing season here and cabbage is a fairly common crop
here.

"George" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/29/2009 16:40, koko wrote:
>>
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>> More pics on my blog or
>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>
>> koko
>> --
>>
>> There is no love more sincere than the love of food
>> George Bernard Shaw
>> www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
>> updated 12/29
>
> Just out there for the first time a few months ago. I apparently was there
> between crops because I drove by mile after mile of fields that looked
> like they were just planted so there wasn't even a clue what was growing.
>
> We only have one growing season here and cabbage is a fairly common crop
> here.

Where is 'here' please, George?

--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:40:18 -0800, koko wrote:

> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>
> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
> to the senses.
>
> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg

that pic is oddly comforting.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:43:06 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"koko" > wrote in message
>news
>>
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>> More pics on my blog or
>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>
>> koko
>An 'ocean' of cabbage. . .thanks
>Janet
>
I could have spent a lot more time there. The rows of the different
colored lettuce was beautiful too.
Hmmm. Might use that as an excuse to make another trip to Yuma, then
we can eat at our friend's Mexican Restaurant. Yeah, that's it.

koko

--

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George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:27:08 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

>koko wrote:

>>> On Dec 29, 4:40 pm, koko > wrote:
>>>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>>>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>>>
>>>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>>>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>>>> to the senses.
>>>>
>>>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>>>
>>>> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com
>
>Thew photo reminded me of when I lived in Wisconsin. There were a
>couple of sauerkraut packing plants there and cabbage fields surrounded
>them for what seemed like miles and miles.
>
>Thanks for the memory boost!
>
>George L

Then you know what I mean about the scent of the crop in the air. I
love that.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:38:44 -0800 (PST), projectile vomit chick
> wrote:

>On Dec 29, 3:40*pm, koko > wrote:
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>
>> More pics on my blog orwww.kokos.shutterfly.com
>
>Very nice! Makes me miss seeing green, what with having three feet of
>snow fall over Christmas : (

Happy I could bring a little green into your life. Stay warm and be
careful on the roads.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:43 -0500, George >
wrote:

>On 12/29/2009 16:40, koko wrote:
>>
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.

snippage
>
>Just out there for the first time a few months ago. I apparently was
>there between crops because I drove by mile after mile of fields that
>looked like they were just planted so there wasn't even a clue what was
>growing.
>
>We only have one growing season here and cabbage is a fairly common crop
>here.

Sorry you missed it George. You'll just have to come out this way
again. Next time let me know and we'll meet you for lunch somewhere.

Years ago the farmers would put a sign up alongside the road telling
what was in the field. Haven't seen them do that for years though.

If someone is out there and I'm_that_curious, I'll stop and ask.
They've always been nice and answered questions.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:49:01 -0500, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:40:18 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>
>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>> to the senses.
>>
>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>
>that pic is oddly comforting.
>
>your pal,
>blake

Thank you blake. I agree, it is.
I think it's one of my favorites so far.

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

koko wrote:

>
> Then you know what I mean about the scent of the crop in the air. I
> love that.
>
> koko
> --


I love driving around in California agricultural areas.

One of my strongest memories is driving down the coast (on the
5?) from LA to San Diego. In the area of Camp Pendleton the
smell of wild fennel was wonderful.

Strawberry fields have a wonderful odor, also.

Many times we have stopped the car to investigate what was
growing in the fields. The hardest to identify at a distance
was young celery. Garlic and artichokes were interesting to see
as are citrus, mango, and avocado groves with the fruit hanging
like Christmas ornaments.

Someplace, (can't remember whether CA or Iowa) the fences
actually had signs identifying the crop. Most of the area around
Iowa State (Ames) has the specific experimental crop information
(often corn, soy beans and sunflowers) on the fences. Interesting.

gloria p

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:43:06 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"koko" > wrote in message
>>news
>>>
>>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>>
>>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>>> to the senses.
>>>
>>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>>
>>> More pics on my blog or
>>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>>
>>> koko
>>An 'ocean' of cabbage. . .thanks
>>Janet
>>
> I could have spent a lot more time there. The rows of the different
> colored lettuce was beautiful too.
> Hmmm. Might use that as an excuse to make another trip to Yuma, then
> we can eat at our friend's Mexican Restaurant. Yeah, that's it.
>
> koko
>
Don't you see the sea and the waves?
Janet

gloria.p wrote:

> Someplace, (can't remember whether CA or Iowa) the fences actually had
> signs identifying the crop. Most of the area around Iowa State (Ames)
> has the specific experimental crop information (often corn, soy beans
> and sunflowers) on the fences. Interesting.

Seed companies supply those signs and give the farmers a break on price
for planting different varieties in the same field. They usually plant
a couple of sections of each type, then compare harvests at the end of
the season. Farmers get cheap seeds (sometimes free), the seed
companies get a lot of free test acreage. Works out well for everyone.

George L

gloria.p wrote:
>
> Someplace, (can't remember whether CA or Iowa) the fences
> actually had signs identifying the crop.

I love those.

> Most of the area around
> Iowa State (Ames) has the specific experimental crop information
> (often corn, soy beans and sunflowers) on the fences. Interesting.

Here in Illinois many fields are marked by the generic strain of the
crop planted there. To someone in the field that's a lot of
information. To me, I have trouble telling sorghum from corn and wheat
from oats until I am standing next to a plant. One of these signs could
identify the type of bean and I wouldn't know it from a soybean without
opening the pod.

So far I've never seen a sign that says "Llamas". I have seen one that
says "Alpacas". Okay, so with a sign I can tell those two types apart
without standing within biting range. ;^)

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:04:51 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"koko" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:43:06 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"koko" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>>
>>>>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>>>>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>>>>
>>>>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>>>>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>>>>> to the senses.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>>>>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> More pics on my blog or
>>>>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>>>>
>>>>> koko
>>>>An 'ocean' of cabbage. . .thanks
>>>>Janet
>>>>
>>> I could have spent a lot more time there. The rows of the different
>>> colored lettuce was beautiful too.
>>> Hmmm. Might use that as an excuse to make another trip to Yuma, then
>>> we can eat at our friend's Mexican Restaurant. Yeah, that's it.
>>>
>>> koko
>>>
>>Don't you see the sea and the waves?
>>Janet
>>
>
> I live between the two. The ocean on one side of my little mountain
> and the desert on the other.
>
> koko
> --
What I meant was that the field of cabbages remind me of the sea with waves
tossing.
Janet

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:34:26 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"koko" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:04:51 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"koko" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:43:06 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"koko" > wrote in message
>>>>>news >>>>>>
>>>>>> I love driving through Yuma and the Imperial Valley (They also have
>>>>>> Dillards ;-) during harvest time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The air is filled with the scent of what is being harvested. Oh my
>>>>>> gosh, the Imperial Valley when onions are being harvested is a delight
>>>>>> to the senses.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cabbage in the field. Just look at all that cole slaw.
>>>>>> http://i45.tinypic.com/1269y6s.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More pics on my blog or
>>>>>> www.kokos.shutterfly.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> koko
>>>>>An 'ocean' of cabbage. . .thanks
>>>>>Janet
>>>>>
>>>> I could have spent a lot more time there. The rows of the different
>>>> colored lettuce was beautiful too.
>>>> Hmmm. Might use that as an excuse to make another trip to Yuma, then
>>>> we can eat at our friend's Mexican Restaurant. Yeah, that's it.
>>>>
>>>> koko
>>>>
>>>Don't you see the sea and the waves?
>>>Janet
>>>
>>
>> I live between the two. The ocean on one side of my little mountain
>> and the desert on the other.
>>
>> koko
>> --
>What I meant was that the field of cabbages remind me of the sea with waves
>tossing.
>Janet
>
Well crumb, if I had remembered your comment about the "ocean" of
cabbage I would have gotten what you were referring to. And yes, I do
see the sea and the waves.
I thought you were talking about my living in San Diego and taking
pics in the desert. Dang I'm dense. ;-(

koko
--

There is no love more sincere than the love of food
George Bernard Shaw
www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 12/29

"koko" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:34:26 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> > wrote:
>

>>>>>
>>>>Don't you see the sea and the waves?
>>>>Janet
>>>>
>>>
>>> I live between the two. The ocean on one side of my little mountain
>>> and the desert on the other.
>>>
>>> koko
>>> --
>>What I meant was that the field of cabbages remind me of the sea with
>>waves
>>tossing.
>>Janet
>>
> Well crumb, if I had remembered your comment about the "ocean" of
> cabbage I would have gotten what you were referring to. And yes, I do
> see the sea and the waves.
> I thought you were talking about my living in San Diego and taking
> pics in the desert. Dang I'm dense. ;-(
>
> koko
It was my turn last week ;o}
Janet

projectile vomit crack whore wrote:

> Very nice! Makes me miss seeing green, what with having three feet of
> snow fall over Christmas : (

Right. The three feet (in your defective mind) of crack (i.e. white) you
have do not count as snow. The only green you see is marijuana, other
then the veggies you have in your fast food, and frozen tv dinners.
Shouldn't you be out on the nearest street corner earning more crack
money ugly crack whore?

ns

On Dec 31, 12:57*am, nospam > wrote:
> projectile vomit crack whore wrote:
>
> > Very nice! *Makes me miss seeing green, what with having three feet of
> > snow fall over Christmas : (
>
> Right. The three feet (in your defective mind) of crack (i.e. white) you
> have do not count as snow. The only green you see is marijuana, other
> then the *veggies you have in your fast food, and frozen tv dinners.
> Shouldn't you be out on the nearest street corner earning more crack
> money ugly crack whore?

Pssst! You got your email to your mom posted on RFC on Usenet! Be
more careful next time.