Friday photo: Ah, spring!

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We’re not yet halfway through April — Colorado’s snowiest month — but today when I stepped outside, a heartening sight greeted me:

That’s one of the first bees of spring, and it’s working away on our apricot blossoms. The last few nights have dipped below freezing, but I have my fingers firmly crossed that the buds are OK, and we just might get apricots for the first time this year.

Of course, last time I hoped for that, we got a hard frost in late April.

Wish me luck, and have a nice spring weekend.

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I am also in Colorado and we were just talking about the 2 (TWO!) bees we saw flitting around our patio awhile ago. I can’t wait to start planting something. Anything really.

Tia added these pithy words on Apr 11 10 at 3:12 pm

I love this picture!

Angelique added these pithy words on Apr 12 10 at 5:09 pm

@Angelique, aw thanks, that is high praise from you!

Of course, on Sunday, the birds were eating the blossoms! A few strips of bird tape and hopefully we have salvaged our chance at fruit …

Cheap Like Me added these pithy words on Apr 13 10 at 9:28 am

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