Peak Blooms

A friend and I took a drive to FoCastle Orchard this morning. We found the apple trees in peak bloom. It was so beautiful. We knocked on the door of the house to ask permission to photograph on the property and were given carte blanche. The sky was white, so it was a little challenging, but I managed to get a few images I like.

This first one is, of course, beehives. The orchard rents them to pollinate the trees. I happily discovered that they rented them from my good friend, Mark Rulison who owns Rulison Honey here in Amsterdam. I almost managed to complete the task of photographing the hives without getting stung, but at the last minute one little critter landed on my arm and did his work. Ick, I hate bee stings, but it was worth it.

The following images are just a few that I took on the property.

This last one is a close-up of an apple blossom. They're so beautiful.