- Mar 4, 2000
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Why not! It was a glorious day outside, so I captured what seems to be a very good spring in Southern Arizona. The hills are covered with brittlebush in full bloom. Here's a small segment:
Brittlebush
And this is a closeup of the brittlebush blossoms:
Bbush Flowers
In the patio, we have a nice navel orange tree in full bloom:
Orange tree
The smell of orange blossoms fills the air - especially at night. Here's a closeup sans bees:
Orange blossoms
And on the other side of the wall is a grapefruit tree, also in bloom. Here are some of its blossoms:
Grapefruit Blossoms
Hard to tell the difference between orange and grapefruit, but lemon flowers are a bit different:
Lemon buds
It's a great time of year here - days in the low 80s and nights in the 50s. No heat - no A/C. Life is good!
Brittlebush
And this is a closeup of the brittlebush blossoms:
Bbush Flowers
In the patio, we have a nice navel orange tree in full bloom:
Orange tree
The smell of orange blossoms fills the air - especially at night. Here's a closeup sans bees:
Orange blossoms
And on the other side of the wall is a grapefruit tree, also in bloom. Here are some of its blossoms:
Grapefruit Blossoms
Hard to tell the difference between orange and grapefruit, but lemon flowers are a bit different:
Lemon buds
It's a great time of year here - days in the low 80s and nights in the 50s. No heat - no A/C. Life is good!