I waited patiently for many months, and finally the day has come: the figs are ready for picking! 

This is the first time I will be picking figs from these trees - well, sort of. I consider these to be heirloom figs. 

I'll explain: When my great-grandfather, Angelo "Charlie" Dalessio, came over from Italy he brought a fig tree with him.  Maybe it was a shoot, but this is how the story goes.