MORNING IN THE OLD ZEITOUN GROVE

Late November, and the temperatures in our area are reaching the low 80s-beautiful weather. Yesterday started with a coochie ride with Jawad and his stallion Mimoun. They picked us up at the taxi 

station and we rode a short distance through the souk to an old olive grove where seasonal pruning was being done.  We filled four of the waist high feed sacks and just as we were finishing, a couple of workers brought their small table and stools over to share their coffee break with us. Laden with tea, bread and olive oil produced from that same grove, the table was set in the shade and it was a lovely moment in time.

 

We were joined by the professional pruner himself, then it was time for the coochie drive back to the garden with our load of olive branches for the compost pile.