#ardestan

Photo: Ali alirezaei

Trees of life

Photography: Ali alirezaei

Of Moon and Sun

Fall leaves on my pomegranate tree. It was a 200% increase in yield. Last year I had 1 this year 3. Watch out Ardestan. #pomegranates #fallcolors #ardestan #truskot #bumpercrop #halloween #justwonderful (at Salinas, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGqOKBLsp9G/?igshid=1fwo874y2wr2t

Truskot’s Turnip, we grow things big in Salinas. My neighbor in Ardestan often brought me boiled turnips at breakfast time. #turnip #ardestan #organicveggies #salinas #photoeveryday #homegarden #beefstew #blueribbon #lovingretirement (at Salinas, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BygDXFfg3ws/?igshid=1iqmrko6ineq7

Paul Reedy, my Peace Corps Iran 🇮🇷 field officer, and me after five hours of nonstop talking and so much left unsaid. Oh, what a time we had way back when #peacecorps #peacecorpsiran #hamadan #ardestan #missingiran #missingfriends (at Seaside, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BovJVtKA9WQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vp8ezxpqtxwe

My yard smells like a perfume counter but better. The date is the first time this Rose was listed in European commerce under this name. It’s clearly much much older. #gardening #isfahan #iran #rosewater #roses #truskot #damaskrose #oldgardenrose #ardestan #perfume (at Salinas, California)