Mandarin tree

My favorite tree in the garden!

Our mandarin tree is full of fruit at the moment. Most of the mandarins are still a little green, we picked a few at a time and let the rest ripen on the tree. The fruit is very delicious if only a little on the sour side. I made sure the kids have these mandarins as often as they want for the Vitamin C. Both Lara and Samuel love them. I've been back at work for 4 weeks and Samuel was sick for three of those 4 weeks. Sam is still taking prophylactic antibiotics for ear infection because of yet another cold. This winter has not started too well for us. However, every time I had one of our mandarins, I felt my own coughs getting better. A fruit picked fresh from the tree must have a lot of of Vitamin C I tell myself. Maybe this will be our secret weapon against cold and flu this winter?