Photo Challenge – After the Rain
My plum tree is four years old. In March 2017, the tree was full of blossoms. Thanks to the hard-working bees, we had a prolific harvest in the early summer. I took photos of the plum tree in March this year, the blossoms were scattered. I was puzzling about the difference between the two years. Then I remembered that the rain came late this past winter. The air was still cold in February and early March. As a result, there was not enough sunlight to call out the blossoms. Only after the rain and a couple weeks of warm weather, the blossoms started to appear. The harvest this year may not be as bountiful as last year.
We are thankful for the rain!
The Showers of Blessings 
Beautiful pictures!
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Thank you so much, Kristy. ❤
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Yummy looking!
xoxo
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Thank you. Hope to get some this year!
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They look so beautiful and delicious!
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Thank you so much. I’m waiting for this year’s harvest!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you very much!
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Delicious and juicy looking plums Miriam! For some strange reason despite following you I dont get your post notifications 😦
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I have the same problem of not seeing some blogs that I follow. WP is not predictable. I used to ask them questions, but I don’t have the time to do it. Thank you for finding me!
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😁🙌
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🙂 ❤
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Amazing pictures Miriam ma’am..
Plums are beautiful ♥♥
Have a great day!
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Thank you, Nisha. I hope I’ll have more plums this year.
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Your welcome Miriam ma’am.. Please do check my latest post and give your valuable feedback 🙂
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🙂 ❤
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Those plums look delicious! I planted two different kinds of plum trees, one yellow, the other red. They gave us plenty of sweet and juicy fruit for about 8 years, then declined and eventually I had to cut them.
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Oh, I didn’t know they would decline. I’ll have four more years then.
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It is interesting to compare plants year on year. Each one is so different. I am always thankful for the rain too. May you have a bountiful harvest of plums and other blessings. 🌼
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Yes, I’m hoping to have plentiful plums. ❤
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Looks yummy as well as prolific. I love that final rain shot.
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Thank you, Irene. I hope we’ll have yummy plums this year.
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I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.
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Yes, thank you.
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Delicious fruit.
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Thank you so much, Khürt! 🙂
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Those plums look delicious, Miriam. I hope the harvest surprises you.
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Thank you, Norah. I can hardly wait.
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Lovely and delicious entry.
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Thank you very much, Rupali!
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Nice looking plums. I just planted a young tree this year but I guess I might have to wait till next year
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Yes, the first year I didn’t get anything. 2nd year had small plums, and by the 3rd year with the bees pollination, I got plentiful plums.
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Ah. The kids will have to wait a while then 🙂
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It’s delayed gravity. I think they can handle it at their ages. They’ll have to continue to maintain the tree even though have no fruits for a while. 🙂
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So nice to be growing fruits in your backyard Miriam. We miss all that in the city life!
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We live in the city. I have a 60′ x 20′ backyard. The front yard is about 60′ x 60′ I basically have all the fruit trees in the backyard. Yes, we enjoy the fruits.
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Lovely Miriam. In India the apartment culture has caught on very fast. The independent houses are on the decline.
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I hope the apartments have a little balcony where people can put some potted plants if they want to. It’s good to look at some greens.
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Yes Miriam. Most apartments have a balcony. So potted plants adorn most of them. It’s the actual big fruit bearing trees we miss having at our backyard. My grandfather’s house had a huge orchard with mangoes, jackfruit and coconuts. But that concept is slowly fading away.
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I understand that’s the reality. I know how much you miss of what you had in your grandfather;s backyard. Before I moved to this house, I lived in a city that had new housing development. It still had cow ranch, sheep ranch and horse ranch with many fruit groves. During the 3 years I lived there, all the ranches were closed or moved to some remote areas so that the city can build more houses and malls.
The city I live in right now had many orange groves when I first moved here. In fact the county is Orange County because of the growth of oranges. Now, one patch after another got the orange trees cut down and had business buildings in. Only the homes that have orange trees (like the one I have) in their garden still have them. It’s sad of the new developments. But it happens all over the world.
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Yes Miriam. Unfortunately, it’s the same story across the globe.
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We watched the video about India invading the forest and the monkeys had to live in the cities.
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Lovely plums and blossoms. Both good and bad with the rain and I think cold springs most places.
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Yes, Amanda, I heard from England, Australia and other places had cold springs.
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Here too. We had some nice days this week finally. But last week still snow. It melts fairly quickly now at least lol.
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We’re going to Anchorage after Mother’s Day weekend. I have to check the weather when it gets closer to the date. 🙂
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Crossing my fingers and praying it’s beautiful for you. Hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day. Your daughters first too 😁💕
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Yes, we’re going to Portland first for Mother’s Day for me and my daughter. Thank you for your prayer. We’re going to Denali for the first time. It must be cold there. 🙂 ❤
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Oh wow those plums look juicy!
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Yes, they were, from last year. Very sweet also.
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Enough sun will help build up the glucose in the fruits. Hope it will be the same this year!
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I hope so too!
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Thank you.
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Those plums are simply beautiful, Miriam, the fruits of your hard work. It must be wonderful to see all the green around you.
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Yes, I hope we’ll have many plums again this year. I enjoy the trees and plants and flowers.
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Wow!!!! Such. A cool photo array that shows the beginning and end result of a plum!!
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The weather this year seems to have generally be rather peculiar, Miriam. We seem to be going into an early winter here in South Africa and we are getting late rain too.
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Yes, Robbie. I think the effect is global rather than local. I heard of strange weather in different parts of the world.
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Delicious looking plums Miriam. My favourite jam is plum!
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Thank you, Kim. They are sweet. I eat them for the rich fiber to regulate my body system!
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Gorgeous and so many plums👍😃
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Thank you, Garfield. They’ll be delicious. 🙂
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Maybe you will-jist a bit later than usual. What a beautiful tree and the plums could have been a painting best wishes!
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I think I’ll still have some plums, less than last year, but will be delicious!
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Beautiful photos Miriam! The plums look yummy
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Thank you, Nahla. I hope the plums this year are good also!
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Lovely pictures x
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Thank you.
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beautiful pictures. Must be such a blessing to have those in your backyard!
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Thank you, Gail. Yes, I love the plums and planted that tree. I’ll plant a lemon tree next. For now the citrus trees are under quarantine in LA and Orange counties, CA. I have to go to Riverside to get a tree. 🙂
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Does that mean they are sick? May you find the one God has waiting just for you!
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The citrus trees were attached by bugs -kind of virus.
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