Yes, they are here! The almond trees are blossoming everywhere in hues ranging from white to a sharp pink. It is absolutely beautiful and some of the hills here where I live are covered giving them a slightly furry look.

And here is a picture to show you the nice flowers. I took it while I was out walking the dogs (El Rubio was at home playing with his daddy) and again I am really impressed with the quality of photos that come out of my little phone. Go Nokia!

As you can see the weather is looking a bit dramatic, let me just get you another photo so you can see the countryside a bit better.

There you go! Nice isn’t it?

Just before the almonds trees blossom they look all boring and dead with their dark branches and hardly any leaves. And then this explosion starts. I don’t think I have seen this amount of flowers on any other tree, they are so closely bundled together you almost wonder how they manage.

I do prefer the view here more when it is not summer. First of all you get some great dramatic clouds like the ones in my photo. Completely changes the whole landscape. Secondly, in the summer when the sun is high in the sky it almost washes out all the colour and contours and makes everything look much more flat and just yellow and hot. Of course it is yellow (due to the dry grass) and it is very hot, but you definitely get the best photos in the early morning or in the evening when you might manage to get a bit more depth in your images.

Over and out, must go and pick up little one from nursery.