While spending some time with my folks last week, Sue texted me this photo. Knew which tree it was immediately. First tree to bloom? Always the almond! Sometime is blooms early to its detriment. Sue was afraid that it would loose its blossoms to the cold, as it was still freezing in the mornings last week. But it held on to them and the squirrels are already planning their late summer harvest. This year, I am going to put tulle around the tree so they cannot get to the almonds! Need to wait until after they have set though, so the busy bees can do their job. We’ll have to do the same thing to the nectarine, peach, and plumb trees that have begun to bloom out as well. Trying to save things from the critters is keeping us very busy. AND now we have escapee chickens, everyday, that are having a bit too much fun in the flowers!

Of course, another sure sign of the season is our first goose egg! We were graced with this beauty today (Saturday). Last year, her first few eggs were double yolk eggs – we’ll see if the pattern holds. As far as egg production goes, we are really ramping up now. We have a few of our younger chickens just beginning to lay, the Buff Orpingtons are now almost 5 months old, so they should begin laying some time late April/early May. We are able to provide many eggs for our clients – even duck eggs just this last week. People are more and more consistently happy to hear from us.