Happy Easter and Happy Spring!

Signs of spring are everywhere in Colorado Springs these days. It comes later here than in Germany because of our high altitude. We are loving it. And we are loving the lone tree in our front yard. We discovered today that it is a crab apple tree, and it is currently in full bloom (first two pictures). This brings back fond memories of my Grandpa who was a sort of apple tree doctor. He had a small apple orchard and was an expert at growing and grafting trees to make them produce more fruit.