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It’s been a long time coming but my favorite apple tree by the road is in full bloom.
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Technically it’s a weird variety of crabapple that doesn’t fruit.
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But who needs bitter fruit when you have this preponderance of fragrant blooms?
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The scent is pure heaven.
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But be careful sniffing..
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The bees love it as well.
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River's world..... 
A beautiful display of flowers on the tree.
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We have crab apple trees in Northern Virginia and they are gorgeous!
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This one is hard to mow under and I curse it every time I have to bend over double… but then it blooms and I can’t bear to trim it.
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Indeed the fragrance is lovely…and your pics too!
There’s no time like summertime! I can see you spreading a blanket under the tree for a picnic with hubby. Chill the bubbly!
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We’re a bit too old and creaky to enjoy getting under a tree on a blanket… but we’ll raise a glass from the porch.
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A beautiful tree which understandably has a lot of visitors…of all types.🐝
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That’s a beauty of a tree. How old is it?
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It was full grown when we moved in 22 years ago. It’s just gotten fuller…
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We have a preponderant lack of bees this year. The dandelions are still yellow a month after blooming. Nature is out of joint.
Glad to see such beauty. Glad to know you still have bees.
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Lack of bees is disturbing. We have them, but I don’t think they’re nearly as plentiful as they were…
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You ask me (I know you aren’t.) it’s the cell phones using up so many wavelengths. We sre interfering with the bees ability to live their lives, communicste, etc. I have been watching the bee populations shrink every year for the past 20 years. It might be coincidence, but it might not…
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Could be.
Could be climate change.
Could be destruction of habitat.
Could be pesticides.
Whatever it is, I’m sure we’re responsible…
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There 8s little doubt of that. Bee have been with us possibly billions of years. And in 20 short years they are floundering. “When will we ever learn…”
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Sadly, when it’s too late.
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I miss the combined effect of grapefruit and jasmine blossoms as night! Citris blossoms smell sooo good!
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They do! Orange blossom is divine… but it’s much too cold here for those.
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That’s a bummer!!!
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I like those better than the lilacs. Such elegant blossoms. I’d say it’s a great time of year, but they all are.
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I love this time of year, too! ❤️
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My first thought when looking at the blooms is: I bet the bees are having an orgy in there! Gorgeous.
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They certainly do!
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