Mac under the Mango tree

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ...  Vanakkam, Namaste. I trust everyone is doing well.. In this blog, I will share about my life time experience from cockpit. :)   As I said in my previous blog, I have relocated to USA for a specific period of  time.   I do always have high respect for my colleagues. One of my colleagues, Brandon Johnson, is a pilot and he owns private jet. Whenever we talk about other things during lunch or dinner, he used to mention about his flying experiences, like, I always talk about my farming passion and what is happening within my farm, what i am doing etc. Of course, passion connects people!... Once I asked him: Would you take me to the sky for an hour+ in your own private jet as co-pilot?.  He immediately said, yes, which I did not expect. Hence, I decided to take this opportunity whenever I visit Montana / Bozeman  next time. In my last visit to Bozeman, I asked him the same. He said yes again. :) ... Hence the journey started... It was quic

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ...  Vanakkam, Namaste. I trust everyone is doing well.. In this blog, I will share little about this year mango season. We had an average mango season this year. In the previous blog, I shared few pictures of Mango flowers:  https://blog.prabakarpaulsami.com/2023/02/mango-flowers-are-back-getting-ready.html   There are many varieties of mangoes available. What I have in farm are following varieties: 1. Kalapady 2. Alphonso 3. Banganapalli 4. Neelam     Kalapady - This is very sweet and small in size. Please try this out, if you get a chance. You may google out as well. This is not easy to get. Alphonso & Banganapalli: This is very common and we will get in many places. Neelam - This taste varies from soil to soil. Raw Mangoes in all types - Rather than fruits, raw mangoes have lots of medicinal benefits: Raw mangoes are rich in antioxidants, including lutein and zeaxanthin, which improve vision and eye health. Polyphenols (a group