Pine

Cone harvesting in the southern province of Adana occurs from December to March when the cones reach full size and weight, and the pine nuts are completely developed. (AA Photo)

Prior to the fire of July 23, because of the enormous efforts over the past year of Vangeli and Sisi, who help me in the garden, there is still some semblance of a garden. Sadly this is not the case for most of my neighbors.

This past year, I "illegally" took out two enormous pine trees - last year one - and we topped and pruned three others.