fruit trees

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Spotted

Spotted

Last week, while trying to capture shots of all the glorious bees dancing among the blossoms (those buggers are quick!), I almost missed another kind of dance literally happening right in front of me: Gotta love Nature ;-) xoxo, M
April 20, 2016

So much hope!

I was very worried after the little snow storm we got on April Fools Day, but hope remains :-) Now, there are still many nights between now and our guaranteed last frost date, but for now the bees are buzzing, the butterflies are fluttering, and the fruit trees are holding on. Maybe...just maybe...we'll have a good fruit year this year.…
April 5, 2016
Early Apricot Blossoms

Early Apricot Blossoms

With two full months to go before our guaranteed last frost date, I've found myself incredibly torn by the pure beauty of these apricot blossoms (tickling my already antsy Spring Fever) and the acknowledgement that, unless we have a phenomenally warm spring with no frosts or freezes, these gorgeous flowers this early in March means we probably won't get an Apricot harvest…
March 7, 2016
Espalier Fruit Trees & the Urban Farm

Espalier Fruit Trees & the Urban Farm

Up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea what espalier fruit trees were. I also didn't really believe that we would be able to fit many (if any) fruit trees on our tiny little property. Fast forward a few years and we have not one, not two or three or four fruit trees, but five! Three of…
February 6, 2014
Spring Freeze

Spring Freeze

Our cherry tree.  I do believe our last round of freezingtemps killed all of this wonderful potential.Echinacea & strawberriesBecause of our fluctuating temps this spring, I do believe we have lost most (if not all) of the fruit on our fruit trees this year.  I may be jumping the gun a bit, but it doesn't look incredibly hopeful. Our cherries…
May 2, 2013
Ode to the Lemon (Flower)

Ode to the Lemon (Flower)

Ode to the Lemon by Pablo NerudaFrom blossomsreleasedby the moonlight,from anaroma of exasperatedlove,steeped in fragrance,yellownessdrifted from the lemon tree,and from its planetariumlemons descended to the earth.Tender yield!The coasts,the markets glowedwith light, withunrefined gold;we openedtwo halvesof a miracle,congealed acidtrickledfrom the hemispheresof a star,the most intense liqueurof nature,unique, vivid,concentrated,born of the cool, freshlemon,of its fragrant house,its acid, secret symmetry.Knivessliced a smallcathedralin the lemon,the…
February 26, 2013