Figs love to hide. You can search the tree and be sure there are none ready to pick. Too small, too hard, you think, but a more thorough search, lifting every branch and every leaf from top to bottom, will often reveal hidden treasures you thought non-existent. But how do they manage to hide for so long when they are so big, and couldn’t possibly remain invisible?
The lovely rose/magenta/violet against the pale lemon green rim of the inside of the fruit is a joy, and once you have painted them – you can eat them!
Graham Findlay Watercolours 