oh I bet you can...


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hehe, yeah. ^^

Lovely!

I have a few apple trees that were just starting to bloom......then out of the blue 2 nights ago, we get 26cm of snow. Snow was all gone by the end of the next day and it was warm again. hope the blossoms don't fall off.

with a little luck, they survived. snow isn't as harsh as dry cold, which is why here the farmers spray distilled water over the trees if they know the next night will be freezing. the freezing water gives a little warm, and insulates the blossoms and little apples.

I knew citrus farmers will spray oranges to to coat them in ice if expecting a freeze. I'll check on my blooms today. Your tree is a lot further along than mine.

happy appling. :)

those are really beautiful

yes, they are. :)

^^

Great Photo and I think I can hear the bees. My plum tree was in flower a few weeks ago - bees all over it. Now my Rosemary bush is in bloom - blue flowers all over and bees and butterflies are having a feast. An apple tree on the grounds of the factory I work at just started to bloom 4 or 5 days ago - tree grew from an apple core someone threw into a dirt area decades ago.

it's fascinating to watch them going into every little flower. or bumblebees climbing into their special blossoms and humming around in there until you think you'd have to pull them out by the leg... :) we also have some solitary bees I can't name. one is the size of a hornet, and roars like a plane, and is the colour of darkened steel. :) wished it would sit down for a closer look, or a possible photo.
yeah, that's how they distribute. :)

Oh you would love the Humming birds we get in my area - so tiny and they fly like helicopters - going from flower to flower. I know there is a nest somewhere in my yard, been watching and hearing them a lot lately. Nest is made from spider web and flower petals and the eggs are like the size of small beans.

I've seen them on docus on TV. :) so fragile... so delicate.

I had one on my finger at one time - poor thing had hit the window and was stunned. I picked it up to keep the dog from getting it. Humming Bird clamped onto my finger with its feet and stayed on for almost an hour - it woke up, looked around and then flew off. I was so glad it was alright - so tiny but with a very strong grasp with the feet.

owch. good to hear it survived, though!

I only picked up a greenfinch once, who had hit a window and got stuck in the big round stones below that made a border between the building's wall and the meadow beside it. poor bird was hanging with wings outstretched and feet in the air. I picked it up and sat it on my hand, but it flew off before I could offer seeds. :)

my other home is in wa so many apples and cherrys there clean air to!

we live in polluted times, really. good if there are some spots where everything can grow and prosper. :)

Nice! Those are lovely blossoms.
What variety of apples are they?

the smaller tree has big green apples, a bit on the sour side, good to bake stuff with. the bigger ones are mostly red and yellow, sweet-sour. probably good to make juice with. :) some experts might be able to identify the names. I might contact one some day.

This reminds me of my most viewed photo, ever.

ooh, lovely. :)

beauty. spring fully arrives at the ground.

yes, finally. :)