Everything seems just-about-to-flower after a week of beautiful sunshine. We have blossoms on the apple trees, a late-season tulip that popped up, and a variety of other flowers that are just on the cusp. And as the days grow longer the sunsets have started to get more and more beautiful as the clouds and sky feel out of a painting.
All those blossoms make for happy bees, of which we have many. We’ve thought about getting bee boxes in the future and raising bees on the property (fresh homegrown honey would certainly be nice!). For now, though, it’s nice to watch them buzz around and enjoy their fill of pollen.
It’s been a gradual spring as we’ve had daffodils in bloom for a month or more, yet more nonetheless pop up every day. And there are still some trees that have yet to leaf out; they will…eventually.
The gorse continues to flower in large, brilliantly bright yellow clumps. I have a much higher opinion of the plant when I can watch it quietly bloom out my front window than when its thorns and excessive growth pose an unwelcome hazard along the fairways at Bandon Dunes. I’ve lost many a golf ball to gorse and hope that on my next trip its Oregon cousins will be a little kinder to me.
Our vegetables are all in the ground and growing like wild. The broccoli, kale, and tomatoes are particularly happy (and the kale is almost ready to harvest from). Outside we have potatoes and lettuce in some of the beds. And one of the outdoor beds had, lo and behold, asparagus from the prior owners. It popped up a couple weeks ago and there are a half dozen stalks just about ready to eat.
