{"id":374994,"date":"2026-10-24T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/?p=374994"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:33:11","slug":"harvest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/?p=374994","title":{"rendered":"Harvest."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"kgvid_kgvid_0_wrapper\" class=\"kgvid_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"video_kgvid_0_div\" class=\"fitvidsignore kgvid_videodiv\" data-id=\"kgvid_0\" data-kgvid_video_vars=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;kgvid_0&quot;,&quot;attachment_id&quot;:0,&quot;player_type&quot;:&quot;Video.js v8&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;435&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:&quot;435&quot;,&quot;fullwidth&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;fixed_aspect&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;countable&quot;:false,&quot;count_views&quot;:&quot;start_complete&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;pauseothervideos&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;set_volume&quot;:1,&quot;muted&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:false,&quot;endofvideooverlay&quot;:false,&quot;resize&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;auto_res&quot;:&quot;automatic&quot;,&quot;pixel_ratio&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;right_click&quot;:&quot;on&quot;,&quot;playback_rate&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;persimmon-picking.mp4&quot;,&quot;skip_buttons&quot;:[],&quot;nativecontrolsfortouch&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en&quot;,&quot;enable_resolutions_plugin&quot;:false}\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/persimmon-picking.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/blog\/persimmon-picking.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/blog\/persimmon-picking.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"persimmon-picking.mp4\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Video\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-10-24T17:30:00-07:00\">\n\t\t\t\t<video id=\"video_kgvid_0\" playsinline controls preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/persimmon-picking.jpg\" width=\"435\" height=\"435\" class=\"fitvidsignore video-js kg-video-js-skin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source src=\"http:\/\/mayanrocks.com\/blog\/persimmon-picking.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" data-res=\"Full\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every year around this time, the persimmon and calamansi trees Chel&#8217;s mom planted bears fruit, and Chel invites us over to pick some fruit from the harvest.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/calamansi-tree.jpg\" alt=\"calamansi tree\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t eat persimmon, but my mom loves it. Chel&#8217;s mom was her best friend, and I think it makes her feel close to her when she harvests fruit from the trees Chel&#8217;s mom planted when when we were kids \ud83e\udd79<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/calamansi-persimmon.jpg\" alt=\"calamansi-persimmon\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>Chel is the hostess with the mostest, and always has refreshments and snacks ready for her guests &#8211; fresh-made calamansi iced tea + persimmon with condensed milk!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/catio.jpg\" alt=\"catio\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<p>A lot has changed since Chel&#8217;s mom passed when we were in college &#8211; i.e. Chel is a cat lady now. This is Stormy and French Fry&#8217;s <em>catio<\/em>, y&#8217;all. Yes, her kids named the cats, and yes, her husband added that roof at Chel&#8217;s request to protect them from the rain \ud83d\ude38<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/chel-halloween-decorations1.jpg\" alt=\"halloween decorations\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\nI love coming around this time, bc Chel has her Halloween decorations out &#8211; her kids love Halloween just like their auntie \ud83d\udda4\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mayanrocks.com\/blog\/chel-halloween-decorations2.jpg\" alt=\"halloween decorations\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\nSame time next year?\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year around this time, the persimmon and calamansi trees Chel&#8217;s mom planted bears fruit, and Chel invites us over to pick some fruit from the harvest. I don&#8217;t eat persimmon, but my mom loves it. 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