Spring
Awakens
Awaken out of your lazy slumber
Push forward and grow
To what you were meant to be
Be a tree, a flower, a fruit
Delight me with your fragrant color
Enchantment me with your delicate blooms
Shade me with your fast growing leaves
Spring is here
— WorkingOnExploring
Orange Trees are Blossoming
After weeks of rain downpours, the pleasure of sitting outside with the sun warming my back has been a treat this past week.
Spring is awakening around here! We have new buds on the trees and rose bushes surrounding the orchard on the verge of releasing their orange fragrance.
Along with oranges, we also have a two fig trees. Just a week ago the leaves started growing and our baby figs are budding.
Other new buds and blooms
We are surrounded by a variety of trees and live along a rose bordered street where everything is budding and blooming. Certainly makes for a more colorful and lively daily walk.
We do not however have tulips in Southern California and other than the market, I’ve never seen tulips. Then an opportunity came up just a couple years ago. We were in Washington state in the spring and I had quite a bit of downtime. I decided to go explore on my own while Steve and his son work on the kitchen renovation. While searching online, the annual tulip fields popped up and the bloom had just recently kicked into high gear.
At the time all I saw was blooms and more blooms. Yet, even at full bloom there are a few stragglers holding out a little longer than their full bloom neighbors. You’ll see a few buds not quite opening up into their show off mode.
Start Your Day
Awaken and start your day is easy for some and challenging for others. The word awaken initially had me thinking of actual waking up yet I was positive no one reading our blog and visiting the Sunday Still challenge was interested in seeing me wake up! Besides, it’s usually still dark. Fortunately, I am an early riser which has me catching sunrises and other early birds. From our 2022 North Platte River trip here’s my morning companion taking in the morning rays on the river watching for his breakfast.
Colors of Spring
Nothing quite like a field of flowers to say it’s spring. Although I appreciate a well manicured lawn and how pristine it appears, a carpeted meadow seems to make me smile more.
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So nice to see your spring images, Cheryl! I prefer a field of wildflower too! Late April is when our spring really gets going so I’m happy to see what everyone is sharing as spring awakens. Soon it will be time to awaken on the water. Have a great week!
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Love your choices this week. Do the orange blossoms smell? I need to go down and see if our local tulip farms tulips are blooming.
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The orange blossoms are very fragrant and I get to enjoy the smell on my daily walking path. My yard trees are blooming slightly later than the nearby orchard and I’m looking forward to a enjoying that fragrance over the horses next door!
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