An abundance of dates (3) by Helen Betts

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28-JUN-2014

An abundance of dates (3)

I had been wanting to photograph some of the abundance of dates around the DQ and finally had a chance to the other night when I went for a walk with Tim and Sahraa.

I hate to admit it, but I had no idea how dates grew or that they even looked like this in their development into the delicacy so very much favored in this part of the world and elsewhere. With all the palm trees in Saudi Arabia, small wonder it’s such a major date producer.

Another date capture taken the same evening and posted earlier today:

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Frank Gines		28-Jul-2014 23:04
Great capture Helen very nice.V

janescottcumming		04-Jul-2014 10:53
Looks like one tree can produce lots of dates! V

Will Hoskins		03-Jul-2014 17:41
Thanks for posting these, Helen. Like you I had no idea what dates look like when they're growing. And I love dates. V

globalgadabout		03-Jul-2014 14:09
healthy looking clusters there, and with lovely colours..

pkocinski		03-Jul-2014 13:29
That looks a long way up - how do they harvest the dates?

joseantonio		03-Jul-2014 13:01
Lovely colors against that blue sky.V

Colin Storey		03-Jul-2014 12:59
Another fantastic image of this fruit tree. v

Martin Lamoon		03-Jul-2014 12:55
If only I liked Dates. Superb capture and colours in this shot. v

Jim Coffman		03-Jul-2014 12:45
A very nice image,Helen! Kind of reminds me of Florida. :))