Yard trimming

Well this was the best part of the morning today.....a walk and meeting Mr. Bode for a bagel ! But.....This is what really got accomplished ! The yard people finally trimmed those bushes ! See how ratty....
Now they look like this ! Yea ! Yard crew T&K finally got it together and got all 16 bushes trimmed up, kinda been putting it off cuz of the heat but it's been so nice now in the mornings and evenings, I think our heat has ended ! Those 105 degree days aren't as tough to handle when you have beautiful mornings and evenings, I think we have another 8 months of wonderful weather ahead and whew, one more big job done !

Apricot time !!!!

It's that time of year again ! Apricots are ripening ! The tree is LOADED ! I've been picking for a few days to load my refrigerator up for when we come back from our trip so there will be plenty to take out and ripen and eat and make jam. I've set up a picking time and those that wanted could pick a day so hopefully the birds won't be getting them all ! Plenty to share with everyone that wants to come and pick ! They are mostly still all half green but that's when I pick them so they don't have a nibble out of them ! Hope everyone has fun ! A favorite memory of my kids is swimming in May and June when they ripen and pulling them off the tree and eating them in the pool , throwing the pits out into the yard ! Nothing better than warm fruit right off the tree !!!!