I like living here. Many reasons.

I like living here. Many reasons.
by Fresno Mike (2021-01-31 12:33:56)

In reply to: John McKay & Marv Goux recruited the Central Valley heavily. posted by mkovac

1 1/2 hour drive and I'm at 7,000' elevation in the Sierra's. 2 1/2 hours to the coast.

But the reason I like it the most I think is that there is not a day in the year when I cannot go out into my yard (front or back) and pick something fresh off of a tree to eat. As you know the citrus are ripe now. In my yard I can choose between orange, grapefruit, lime and lemon trees.

And as spring draws closer the stone fruit buds are starting to swell a bit. Another month and the early varieties will begin to bloom. Apricot, pluot, plum, peach, aprium, nectarine and fig trees of differing varieties are at my disposal along with two avocado trees (differing varieties). Along with the summer garden (melons for the most part). I'd miss this all terribly if I lived elsewhere. One can't beat picking something fresh and ripe off of a tree like that. Store bought just doesn't measure up.

Tough football players here too. Just like in Bako.

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Yep. I'm a Bullard grad too. I'm fairly good...

...friends with his high school QB who was also a great pitcher. Their senior year Bullard baseball team only lost one game. That might have been the first year that Bullard won the national title in baseball (media award) as they won a couple of them within a ten year period. Likely the second best high school baseball team in Fresno history.

I was very happy when Rex signed with ND. He was a more athletic Chris Haines (if I correctly remember his name). But when the Yankees came calling in the 1st round of the draft I figured he was gone as baseball is his first love I think.