Our little sliver of an old Chivers orchard has erupted into a blizzard of white:
Blossom is already falling to cover the ground like snowflakes
Sloe white
Plum white (Victoria)
Greengage white
Damson white
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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in September for:
Cornelian Cherries, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Wild Hops, Blackberries, Elderberries, Damsons, Hazelnuts, Wild Strawberries, Sea Buckthorn Berries, Walnuts
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Are you seeing a normal number of bees and other pollinators?
I am not absolutely sure. There are plenty of bumblebees, but possibly few honey bees. It’s been pretty windy here for the last couple of weeks, so it’s not easy to tell from the fruit trees. The crocuses were busy with them though, so I think that they are OK.
Those blooms look like a definition of spring–lovely!
Yes and a lot of the street trees are out now too, so it is wonderful travelling anywhere.
It’s such a wonderful time of the year with all the blossom. Thanks for sharing the photos of yours.
Thanks Val. It is very definitely spring now and I love everything about it, from the blossom to the new born lambs and the nesting birds!
Such beautiful blossoms.
Thanks … I am intrigued by the different coloured stamen, which I’d never noticed before.
Delightful! ❤
Thanks. I was cutting the grass yesterday anad having fun cutting patterns through the fallen blossom.
Did you take any photos? That’d be a fun post.
Lol … fortunately, no!
That’s my kind of snow.
It is very lovely and romantic, but I do like real snow too and we didn’t get any this year 😦
They all sound delicious, do they give you a lot of fruit?
The damsons are very heavy croppers every year, the plums intermittent and the greengages always produce, but can be ruined if we get a lot of rain following a dry spell because they split so easily. I only use the sloes for gin and there are always enough for that.