Why is fruit imported?
Well, the cantaloupe we had last week was from Costa Rica, not Honduras where some cantaloupes sold in the US recently were found to be contaminated with salmonella. Aren’t travelers to anywhere pretty much told to avoid local fresh fruits and vegetables just because the water (and what’s swimming in it) is different? Isn’t that what makes tourists sick? That they aren’t used to the organisms, even normally harmless ones, in a local water supply.
I worked with a lady from India that went to her hometown for a visit and got very sick from the local water;hospitalized for several days. It was thought that she’d lived away from there so long, that she got sick the way a newcomer might.
Fruit being full of water, maybe washed with water from local wells, why is it brought in from other countries in the first place? I doubt it’s washed, or tested after it comes off the boat. It’s probably just boxed and shuttled off to supermarkets.
I know I was taking a risk with that cantaloupe, but I was so hungry for some melon! Next time canned peaches!
New Bird Feeder Customer! 
Yesterday, one of these cuties dropped in for a snack. I’ve seen bluebirds flying around in neighborhoods near us, but I’ve never had one that wanted to hang around and enjoy happy hour here in our yard. He came back again this morning, so that’s a very good sign. Hope he brings the wife and kids soon!
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.
-Henry Van Dyke
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