It may still be snowing and chilly in other parts of the states, but here in Northern California it’s starting to feel very much like spring.

These were taken earlier today.  It’s only middle of February. There were so many blossoms after all the rain we had recently.

Notice the Oleander bush with pointy green leaves, they are also growing new leaves.  Oleander leaves and sap is poisonous if eaten by pets. Fortunately the cats stay away from them. And it’s best to avoid touching the sap too. But they do have pretty flowers that bloom from summer to autumn.

I like how the blossoms bunch up. Also looks like the juniper are creeping up, they need some spring pruning.

Even if spring is not officially here yet, I am already thinking of ripe summer fruits. These are the Japanese plums from last summer’s bounty. The plums are small but they are super sweet when ripe. Our friend Sharon took this lovely image with her Nikon D60.

Still more blooms a few days later.  Hope there will be lots of bees buzzing around soon.