Fruitful

The two fruit trees we planted in memory of my parents on Mother's Day are doing quite well. This is Mom's grapefruit tree; it's about doubled in size.

Dad's orange tree isn't growing quite as fast, and lately it's been plagued by swallowtail catepillars, but we're giving it extra attention and checking for new pests every day.

One of the oranges that was on Dad's tree when we bought it survived the planting, and there are a few new blooms promising more fruit this winter.

This past week Mom's tree has been flowering like crazy, so we're also hoping to see some grapefruit at the end of the year or the beginning of the next.