Blossom Time--Spring Has Arrived...

 Thanks to unusually warm weather, we are enjoying an early abundance of spring blossoms on our fruit trees......

 Apricot trees that for many years opened branch by branch, are all abloom in unison for the first time in many years.....

 Karen takes Checkers for her walk down a driveway framed by cascading blossoms.......

Which is not lost on our own magnificent beast--Mr. Winston

 Even the humble traffic sign is graced with the beauty of the season.......

 And this profusion of bloom is city wide--here, Alice enjoys the charm of Sisi's garden.......

 And her adorable weeping cherry tree that literally stops traffic on her street....

On such a day, one feels happy just to be alive in such beauty........

 And springtime brings all we winter hibernators outside once more--to enjoy the excitement of the season....

 "Come on, Dwight, stop playing with Winston--there's a lot of gardening for us to get to......

 "And daylight is a'burnin'"...................................................

 "Boy, Daddy is so silly with his little son--Winston is SO spoiled!".......

 "Him not 'poiled......."

 "Him is SOOOOOOO 'poiled"..............

 "I wish I were spoiled........."

 Even little sprouts from apricot pits are getting big enough now to put on a display.  We counted eight apricots trees in bloom today at our house.....

 Of course, some are quite large--and almost as old as Dwight and me........

 Feels like a hug all over............

Karen is on her way back from her walk......

 And our "OBAMANOS" gate beckons...........

Dwight is busy now, checking out the landscaping.....

And Diana is communing with nature.....

Our Springtime guardian......

PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY KODACHROME AWAY.....

Spring is definitely here to stay...........

Not so smug there, Diana--as was hinted at in the last blog entry, APRIL CAN BE THE CRUELEST MONTH.  And just a few days later, we awoke to find everything dusted with fresh snow that froze some tender blossoms and broke some bud laden branches with heavy snow.  "Oh April, thou art a CRUEL master!" .....                                                                                                                            

"I could have told you that!"

Anyway, HAPPY SPRINGTIME!--whenever it comes to stay!!