Oh, the NM pistachios aren't in trouble from the latest health problems. That's in California. That said, there are only a couple areas in North America where pistachio trees can be grown - a small area in California where most of our pistachios come from - and this area in southern NM and into Mexico.
OK - here's a pic of the field. The male trees are taller than the female trees:
I can't even begin to tell you how good it smelled in the production room - these were green chili pistachios:
I immediately thought of Lucy:
And Sparkle bought some of this for the birds (I considered buying it for me - only problem with it was it didn't "look" as good:
Around the breakfast table - biscotti anyone?:
The pistachio farm has a dog - it said hi to me - then he discovered Sparkle. Now, I've seen how all the dogs love Sparkle. But look closely - it's not her that the dog loves - he can smell Bogie on her jeans.
