Today, August 3rd, is National Watermelon Day.
The history of watermelons is a long one. There is a Sanskrit word for watermelon, and fruits are depicted in early Egyptian art, indicating an antiquity in agriculture of more than 4,000 years. Domestication and selective breeding have resulted in intensely sweet large fruits with tender flesh and fewer seeds. Some modern “seedless” cultivars have almost no viable seeds.
Here is our Hattingdon, acknowledging the day of this juicy wonderful fruit in a special hat for the occasion. How cool she looks. Wink!
On a summer’s day
A slice of watermelon
Under the hot sun.
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National Watermelon Day | August 3rd
HATTINGDON HORSES 