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It is the end of November and that means Olive picking season here in my neck of the woods. The olives are usually ripe at this point and we pick them from now till the end of January. To celebrate this season, I’d like to share photos of some tenacious Olive Trees.
Είναι το τέλος του Νοεμβρίου και αυτό σημαίνει ότι ειναι η εποχή που μαζεύουμε ελιές εδώ στην περιοχή μου. Οι ελιές ωριμάζουν τώρα και τις μαζεύουμε έως το τέλος του Ιανουαρίου. Για να γιορτάσουμε αυτήν την εποχή, θα ήθελα να μοιραστώ κάποιες φωτογραφίες από επίμονα ελαιόδεντρα.
Each tree has its own story to tell.
Το κάθε δέντρο έχει τη δική του ιστορία να πει.
With its own scars.
Με τις δικές του πληγές.
Written on its trunk.
Γραμμένες πάνω στο κορμό του.
This one seems to have been split in two but still survived.
Αυτό φαίνεται να έχει σχιστεί σε δύο, αλλά εξακολουθεί να επιβιώνει.
Tenacious because they are here to stay.
Επίμονα επειδη αντέχουν στο χρόνο.
The older the olive tree, the broader and more gnarled the trunk becomes.
Όσο παλιότερο ειναι, τόσο πιο ευρύτερος και πιο δύσβατος γινεται ο κορμός.
This one has to be at least 500 years old, while its roots have sprouted other trees.
Αυτό πρέπει να είναι τουλάχιστον 500 ετών, ενώ έχουν φυτρώσει άλλα δέντρα από τις ρίζες του.
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Tenacious olive trees which give us their fruit… to be made into olive oil, the liquid gold of the ancients..
Τα επίμονα ελαιόδεντρα που μας δινουν καρπούς … που γίνονται ελαιόλαδο,το υγρό χρυσό των αρχαίων.
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Αν σας αρέσει αυτό που βλέπετε, να το μοιραστείτε με τους φίλους σας, ή να το αποθηκεύσετε στο Pinterest. Επισεις μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε στο blog μου και να λαμβάνετε τις περιπέτειες μου δύο φορές την εβδομάδα στο e-mail σας.
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Bree
Tuesday 18th of June 2019
such beautiful but narly trees...so much history behind each tree. When in Spain I saw an olive tree in a church ground that they said was over 1,000 years old. Standing the test of time
Mary
Thursday 27th of June 2019
Yes they do. I have actually seen a small church built inside a tree trunk in Greece.
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Monday 30th of November 2015
Good Morning Mary! Those olive trees sure are amazing! I didn't like olives before we moved to Spain. Now I can't go without Olive oil and Olives! I love the trees too, we have a park right next to our house, full with them and the leaves, everything is just lovely! Enjoy the Olive picking season!
Mary
Monday 30th of November 2015
Thank Katrin. I love looking at them, I love the colors of the olives, some of them are big fat and purple. And I also love the slivery feel of the leaves. Love everything about them. And of course we use olive oil for everything.
All that's Jas
Monday 30th of November 2015
WOW, what impressive trees! If they could talk I bet they'd have stories to tell...Gorgeous images, Mary, and I sense melancholy in the captions (or maybe it's me). Olives grow only in the south of my home country and I never had the pleasure to pick them. Enjoy your tradition!
Mary
Monday 30th of November 2015
Jas, not melencholy more like immense respect for the old and proud trees. They serve us for generations and still stand tall. It's one of the things I really enjoy, picking olives. and after they are pressed the smell is amazing.
krista
Monday 30th of November 2015
I didn't know olive trees looked like that OR that they lived to be that old! You are right...what a story each of them tells. It makes you feel as though they can understand the scars of life we all experience. Those are beautiful pictures.
Mary
Monday 30th of November 2015
Thanks Krista. WHen I first moved here, many years ago I did not pay any attention to them, it's only in recent years that I've noticed what characters they are. Some are really short and full of bumps... amazing trees.
Keri
Monday 30th of November 2015
Thosent olive trees are magnificent!!! That's fantastic that they're still producing fruit!! I love how they look!!
Mary
Monday 30th of November 2015
And the good thing Keri is that they don't need much maintenance, just a little water when it rains and they produce so much.