Lut. I have always been so fascinated by your garden. It is gorgeous, and the sunflowers are beautiful!!! I'm sure the tiels would love your garden. Sunflower seeds are their most favorite seeds!

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(I tried to send some yummy dates as part of a gift package once, and the package got opened then sent back )
That is strange. We live in California, state with the most strict regulations when it comes to bringing fruit/seeds/veggies from other countries, but everytime we make a trip to the Middle East, we come back with LOTS of dates, claim it, and they let them in just fine. For some reason, they don't really have a problem with dates. Other fruits, you can forget about ever bringing here......but dates? From my experience, they allow dates, considering it a 'dry fruit'.

Dates in the Middle East are SO good. It is Ramadan now, and traditionally, we break our fast in the evening with dates, so I bought a huge box of dates from Saudi Arabia. Mmmm....California dates are good, but they don't come close to comparing to Middle Eastern dates.