Barbara Hart Radisavljevic
The Blooming Almond Trees
February is almond blossom time in my hometown of Paso Robles. Before we became recognized for our fine wines, almonds, not grapes, dominated the countryside. Many of those now neglected almond trees remain and still bloom each year. I don’t know how many of the almonds are actually still harvested.
One February day I was on a quest that led me along Adelaide Road in the heart of Paso Robles wine country. I lost count of all the wineries I passed. Along the road I saw some almond trees in bloom and stopped to photograph them.
The Livestock Under the Trees
As I was photographing the trees, I took a closer look and saw the animals grazing underneath them. Both goats and horses were having lunch.
I got a kick out of the kids. As you can see above, one of them has started nibbling on an almond branch.
In the photo above, you can see that same kid is still nibbling on the tree while his siblings are content with the new green grass. The horse is grazing in the back of the orchard.
Looks like the kid has turned away from his snack in this photo above. You also get a closer view of the almond blossoms, since I used a zoom here.
Are any trees blooming in your neighborhood yet?
Wish to see almond blossom time somewhere in the future, heard a lot about it, but never seen. Thank you very much for this great post!!!
Pradhan, I love the trees, but I wouldn’t want to get too close to those goats, since they don’t know me.
Really amazing.I want to spend my whole time here.
How cool is this! No trees blooming here but some daffodils.
We’ve also got lots of daffodils in bloom. The ornamental pear trees are also beginning to bloom.
Those daffodils are always first to bloom!
They fill one’s heart with assurance that spring is coming soon and they brighten one’s yard and one’s spirits.
It is lightly snowing today, so it is quite a while before anything starts to bloom. I figure at least another two months.
We’ve got freezing night temperatures, so I’m not sure these blossoms will ever turn into almonds.
Amazing picture. We still are waiting.
The sight of the blooming trees is worth the wait.
Nice post!Beautiful!
Very beautiful and peaceful photos! Here, we are expecting snow again.
I’m glad we aren’t expecting snow, but we wouldn’t mind some rain.
Thank you, tasartcraft.
Very nice photos! Great to see the animals grazing under the trees!
One reason I love living in a rural county is that nature, animals, and agriculture are always close enough to observe.
I love the photo’s of the goats and horses. They’ve lovely.
I love watching the little kids. Even adult goats can be funny.
beautiful nature, great pictures!!
Thank you. I love taking pictures to preserve my memories.