LEMON TREE, VERY PRETTY, AND THE LEMON FLOWER IS SWEET

You probably remember this picture from a few weeks back. Our Meyer lemon tree we planted two years ago is about five feet tall now and looking good. We had lots of blooms but Hurricane Matthew blew through and we ended up with only a few as shown.

So we went to get one and suddenly we only had four lemons! Don't know if the squirrels have been making off with them or what but...

Anyway, I picked one and made a lemon icebox pie.

Fattening but ummmm good!

SPRING HAS SPRUNG?

The island is blooming like crazy! It makes it look like spring is here and it isn't even Easter! In the northern part of the state, it's still snowing. I almost feel guilty to be enjoying this weather!

Some photos of azaleas, a rose, and lemon buds on our tiny Meyers Lemon tree.

This last photo is of a wood stork that found its way to the lagoon that flows past our subdivision. I hope he's a sign of spring like the flowers. Although it could be he's been delivering a baby nearby!

LEMON TREE

This spring, we had a Bradford pear tree cut down because it had gotten so big the limbs were splitting off. One just missed the house.

Later, we set out a Meyer lemon tree because I love the fruit. The lemons aren't hard and sharp-tasting like regular lemons. They're less acidic and about the size of an orange. Granny Dale had a bush at her Florida house and we always brought some back when we could.

So we (actually, my guy) picked out one with lots of blossoms and planted it. When the lemons started making, he pinched off some so the others could thrive. The tree's about three feet high and its lemons are getting bigger.

They should be ripe sometime this fall. Then we'll juice them and freeze the juice in ice cube trays, then bag the cubes up so we can take out however many we need. (We learned this from Granny Dale, too.)

I keep thinking of lemon bars and lemon pie and lemon cake--most of which I rarely make but it's nice to dream, right? We'll use the juice for sauces and marinades for sure. Maybe even to make lemonade and add to iced tea!

Can't wait!