The olives in Abruzzo won’t be ready for harvesting for a few months yet. I think it was around October last year that I tasted new oil for the first time so there is still about two months to go.
Back in spring the trees were trimmed and cleared so that they’d send all their nutrients to the best growth areas and ensure a good tasty crop.
Up early one morning I took this photograph and it made me imagine that in the early morning light, if you don’t disturb the olives and are very, very quiet, you can see the trees stretching their limbs and getting ready for a good days growth.
Some of the trees in this photograph look as though they are dancing, ballet perhaps or maybe some form of tribal sun worship.
I’m not talking about the trees to the front. They obviously knew I was there and were wary. But if you look closely at the trees in the background, those still basking in the early morning silvery light, you can see ballet poses, yoga positions and even one slightly tardy tree just thinking about touching its toes.
There’s more to Abruzzo Olive Oil than meets the eye, I think.
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Another gorgeous photograph and the description is beautiful too! Will you be including this in your 2011 calendar and will it be available from next month?
Thanks for the encouragement. We’ll see about the calendar.