We have apricots shadowing there on the branches of the apricot trees
Lots and lots of apricots. My work now is to thin them, then to hope for more to drop in June (called the June drop) so the remaining apricots are big and lush.
There are so many I am not sure if I can get them thinned properly. We have four trees, plus a slew of wild ones. I will not do anything to the wild ones, the animals take care of those fruits.
In the Sour Cherry trees, we see masses of glittering little green globes
Which will ripen close to the 4th of July; cherry pie in the making! 🙂 Unless, of course, the Robins and other birds get them first. 🙂
We also have pears, apples, prunes, and wild plums all in need of thinning (and my hope that the June drop thins more)
This year is shaping up to be a brilliant fruit year!
I also am enjoying this new area of lawn…taking out that huge flower bed has reduced my weeding and watering time greatly!
I found a Heart!!!
Right there in there in the yard, just waiting for me!
O! The Joy!
I ran and got the camera, took a photo of the heart and the weeds just to show you!
Then I picked up the rock heart. Gave Thanks to the earth, the rock, and the Universe than brought it in to rest on my window ledge by the kitchen sink!
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
The fruit trees are celebrating! I think this is the first time since I started following you years ago that you’ve had a proper crop on the apricot trees. Every other time, there has been blossom, and then dirty weather to knock it all down again.
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You are so right! We seem to get apricots every 5-7 year years. I think this will be the 7th year.
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It looks as if it will be a very fruitful year indeed!,
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I will be going fruity by the end of Summer it seems 🙂
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How wonderful that you are seeing such a fruit year! Trees are barely in blossom here so far. It has been a surprise to me to find that we are always so far behind you in seasons. Hooray for your heart rock!
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I think you are higher up on the globe than we are. Closer to Canada. I was just wondering yesterday if your Russian Sage survived the winter there.
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Lots of jelly, jam and fruit pie in your future. Yum!!
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And fruit leather and dried fruit…me thinks I will be very busy this year
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Wow our trees are just now blooming – you are way ahead of us
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You folks have had a long winter in the corridor
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Wow, your yard is so further along then ours… Yea on your bounty of fruit!!! One of the plum tree is blooming, but the other looks… sad. Not sure it made it thru the winter. The cherry tree hasn’t bloomed yet. Soon! Love your heart rock!
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You are WAAAAAAAAAY up there in the Black Forrest where the air is rare and winter takes its time leaving!
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I do hope you get some luscious fruit from all those trees. Hearts are so fun to find. Have a fun day.
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There are so many fruits that I’m afraid the ground will get lots!
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wow…I never knew you had all those fruit trees. Lucky you…looks like they’re doing great this year. Please keep me in your prayers Linda. I just had cancer surgery and dont know if they got it all or not. Love your blog and pictures too.
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O! NO! I am so sorry Diane! YES!!! Most ASSUREDLY I WILL PRAY for GOOD HEALTH and MANY MORE HEALTHY YEARS! O! HUGS, My Friend! HUGS!
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thank you Linda …many blessings to you!
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Hugs and prayers for you
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Your fruit trees look wonderful! And the jams and preserves will be delicious and remind you of summer in the winter months.
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A true taste of Sunshine
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Reminds me of my GM’s farm…three different grape vines, blackberry bushes, cherry tree, pear tree, peach tree, apple tree, pecan, black walnut… She grew watermelons. I miss her homemade wine!
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WOW! She was busy!
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Yes she was. She also had seven gardens. Oh, the canning & freezing I helped with.
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Lucky you.
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Yeah for Apricots and all kinds of different fruits! You will be busy! 🙂 I think this is the first year in a long time that you will have apricots!!
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You are so right—-and busy will be the word!
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How excellent! I so miss apricots. We have one tree at work, but it is not the same as the orchards of the Santa Clara Valley.
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ME too!
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Just one? I thought you had two of two different cultivars.
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I do.
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Do you happen to know if one or both are the drying type, or are they for eating fresh? Ours (the two main cultivars) were for drying, but one was good for anything that apricots are good for.
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They are old heirlooms so good for anything. Yum.
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Ours were ‘Blenheim’ and ‘Moorpark’. There were others too, but those were the most common in the orchards of Santa Clara Valley. I do not remember which was the one that was good for fresh eating, but I remember that one was preferred to the other.
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Oh look at all that fruit coming on! I have never grown apricots … I wish! Love that heart Linda 😊
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It was a huge, wonderful, fun find! 🙂
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