Edible nuts.. I think I was just about 7, when I first ate those nuts and we used to eat it regularly. As we were passing the road, it somehow reminded me of the tree at the spot, we reversed back and the tree is till there. I even ate the nuts i.e. 57 years later. Which could mean the tree is atleast 100 years old
Don't know if anyone has ever seen or heard of this before This is on the main road to Birla / Vasco and before Velsao Panchayat /Church Petals or leaves with edible nuts on it http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7250589572/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7250590536/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7250591350/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7250588588/in/photostream/ The Tree http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7271822434/sizes/k/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7271801310/sizes/k/in/photostream/ with dry leaves or petals http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7271811060/sizes/k/in/photostream/ It’s green leaves –close up http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk54/7271824370/in/photostream/ Extra: There was a gironn ‘Willy-ighe gironn’ (flour.rice, oil mill) on other side of the road (It does not exist now). The owner was more popular as ‘motte-potta Willy’ who also comes from a big house located at Velsao-Pale St. Estev Chapel By the tree, there is very big Portuguese house ‘Frans-mari’ (Francis Marie?) whose main facing towards the Railway tracks where there is a cross erected on a pumpkin (see pic below house and passage partly seen) In this house, I first saw a refrigerator which run on kerosene. We used to travel here to sing Ladin or litany of Curacao Marie or St. Anna every year. In between the house and the tree there is a short road / passage to the Railway tracks. Teacher Miss Aura (Braganza ?) of Portuguese Aula (Primary School) used to reside around here. She, for many years or until her death (2007?) was a psychiatrist’s patient Often seen in the streets with her best bridal outfits, a fashion model, with hand bag, gloves and a pipe cigarette in her hand. She had very good memory though i.e. in 80’s she could recongnise and talk about 50’s The next big house is ‘Masma-aton(io)’ The other side of the Tracks there are some old large houses too E.g. Lucy Teacher or Paklo, Roldao etc the cross http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches2/4595820431/sizes/l/in/photostream/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
