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MichaelTucson

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Today September's chill has come again.  Crisp.  Clear.  It beckons, reminding me of where our planet is in its path as it hurtles 'round the sun.  Almost palpable, this harbinger is saying it comes not to visit, but to stay awhile.  The occasion seemed right to take a black fig and a green one too, and hold them in my hand to savor the look and feel of the harvest.

So, here are a couple of pics of a Maltese Falcon (breba I think) and a Peter's Honey.  Maybe a couple of other pictures.  I haven't split these yet, as I want to await the kids coming home from school to share the moment with them both.  So (apologies), the pictures of the open figs will have to wait.  (And probably for another day, as time will become compressed and quite busy within the hour, and lasting several days... but I will post pictures of the cross sections and the rest of the usual documentation... patience is).

Enjoy what photos I can post now.  More to come.

Mike    central NY state, zone 5a

Maltese Falcon and Peter's Honey, black and green in hand:
Two in hand.jpg 

The same two figs on a plate: DSC_0139.jpg 
An unusual Peter's Honey main, on the tree:
Unusual Peters Honey.jpg 

And the "twin" Peter's Honey that I can't wait to see once ripe... been watching this one for a few months:
Another twin Peters Honey.jpg 
That last one has two eyes, two conjoined quasi-spheres, one stem, and a neck that splits.  Conjoined twins.

Please no complaints that the rest of the photos aren't here yet.  They will be posted in a few days.  Patience is.

Mike  central NY state, zone 5a

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haha, Siamese twins :)
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Michael it seems late for a breba. Really?? Also, show us interior pics!
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Good looking photos Mike,

My parents in SE Michigan had frost last week. :(
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Mike,

 Gemelli: the twins

or perhaps binocular figs?

It's going to get cold here, too, so  I brought my Stella Cordi with its one big fig in to the sun room, hoping that it will ripen there.

Your pictures are great.
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Nice looking figs but patience is trying mine. I would have more if it came quickly.
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Am I the only one who loves the way Mike words things. "Today September's chill has come again.  Crisp.  Clear.  It beckons, reminding me of where our planet is in its path as it hurtles 'round the sun.  Almost palpable, this harbinger is saying it comes not to visit, but to stay awhile."  Now if we can just get James Earl Jones to narrate it :) 
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Everything about figs should be romanticized... and I read and see it's been done just right! :)
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or Stephen Hawking
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To all:  thank you for commenting here.  Yes, it really is a breba  (I took a picture of it on the tree so I can show that, but it will be a few days before I am back where the photos are... for now I am away on a family medical trip, a long way from home).  Again my thanks to any and all who appreciate anything of this thread.  I'll return in a few days with more photos.  Be well!

Mike   central NY state, zone 5a
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the siamese twins are very cute.
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