Amanda Salazar

Summers at Abuelo's

When summertime arrives the very first food I crave is a succulent orange. I remember the smell and the taste of the fruit as I consumed them at my grandfather’s orchard. I can still see the sun shining brightly and feel its rays peeking through the leaves that shade us as my siblings and I pick the ripe fruit, our buckets ready in hand. It takes me to a place in South Texas where I am close to still nature and with the ones I love.