It's Spring

Plumcot

 Spring has arrived, even though we are still wearing layers of merino, the buds have burst forth.

Purple kale, the birds love it

 The plumcot is the first blossom in the garden.  Winter is over.

 

 The pine pollen is everywhere.  Need the wipers on the car to wipe the stuff away.

Pollen on the footpath

 

Sacrificial Crop

The plumcot had glorious blossoms, and now is fruiting.  Every year I watch the fruit ripening, and then I think, I will pick them tomorrow.  The next day the birds have eaten them all!  This year, I picked them early, and let them ripen inside.

Even the urchins got to taste them this year.  I am sure next year, there will be a larger crop.

Spring before September

The plumcot has buds and a few blossoms.  Spring is here before September.