The Promise of a Sweet Summer

On March 9th I posted pictures of our fruit trees in bloom. ("Spring has arrived") Now, less than a month later, it seems that the blossoms survived the late winter wind storms and the fruit has set.

Here's pictures of our apricot, plum and peach trees taken on this wonderful spring Sunday. As I write this, it's about 65 degrees and the morning fog has cleared away.

This morning after a late breakfast we drove down to the beach to take a walk along the strand. The Ventura River has filled the lagoon where it empties into the ocean almost to overflowing and the pelicans have taken up residence there. After our walk we let the boys play in the sand, but no one went in the water; it is still way too cold for ocean swimming!