Blossoms dance down the sidewalks
as sunlight fades -
feeling my age.
The almond orchards have been in full bloom for the last few weeks. The white blossoms of the almonds and the new green grass on all the fields are the sure signs of Spring in our wide valley.
I read that a farmer reported having found that 74 beehives were stolen from his orchard, at an estimated value of $9,000. Talk about really being stung.
Father Serra first brought almonds to California in the 1790's, but the first real almond orchards were started near Sacramento in the 1850's. The east side of the north Sacramento Valley is now home to thousands of acres of almond orchards.
7:23:35 PM 
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