Coconuts And Lime Juice
I'm surrounded by coconut palms. They are majestic trees. Tall and distinctive, they dominate the rest of the flora. Looking up this patterned trunk at the bounty held high aloft, it's easy to see why the 'nuts' are called fruit of the gods (sriphala) in parts of South Asia.
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What amazes me is how they survive typhoons. Their trunks are quite slender, and have you ever felt the weight of a coconut before the shell is removed? They are heavy! The trunks sway in the wind, sometimes shedding a frond, and yet they remain standing. Such sturdy beasts!
Sturdy they might be, but usually coconut palms conjure up visions of exotic beaches and tropical sun. I've drunk the juice from a freshly plucked coconut, but never with lime. Maybe I should try it. Here's a rather weird video featuring Harry Nilsson's equally weird song, Coconut, from his 1971 Nilsson Schmilsson album (available here).
If you're the kind of person who likes to learn about the world, this article, and this one, will tell you a little more about coconuts.
