Southern Style: My Figs, Their Figs, Our Figs
Two fruiting fig trees attract attention from neighbors and passers by, bringing to mind a tale of ancient Chinese virtue about sharing.

A closeup of a fig in a fig tree in this stock photo PeterGriffin/ Public Domain Pictures.net
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Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.
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