April is the month when everything happens at once in the avocado grove. Farmers begin to harvest the crop that has been growing for the past year on the trees. The avocado trees are in full bloom and baby avocados are beginning to appear. The constant humming of bees in the trees as they pollenate the flowers can be loud, and humming birds are flitting around too! See the little guy sitting high up in the tree?
The avocado flowers are beautiful little stars…clusters of optimism…nature’s little smiley faces.
And after a while, baby avocados appear … little green B-B’s that grow so quickly you can almost see them change before your eyes. New red leaves in the spring turn to green as they mature, ready to shade the new avocados from the hot summer sun.
The flowers eventually drop onto the ground, tiny reminders of the leaves that fall on the ground in New England. In the road are the signs that a lucky squirrel feasted on an avocado that fell and ripened under the trees, probably due to the winds two weeks ago. Fresh Hass avocados take up to two weeks to soften at this time of year. Need a ripe avocado? Look under the trees, and hope you beat the squirrels to the soft ones. Pick some every week and keep them on the kitchen counter if you want to be sure to have beautiful avocados to eat every day.
As the weather warms up, the colorful new avocado foliage becomes lush and green. Spring is the most exciting time to visit an avocado grove.
If you live in California, watch the avocado trees in your neighborhood. Have you noticed the flowers? The beautiful new foliage? Have you seen the flowers on the ground under the trees? Have you ever found an avocado that an animal has eaten? It’s springtime…let’s live in the moment! Let’s stop to smell the roses!

April 8, 2014 at 9:42 am
Beautiful descriptions & photos!
April 8, 2014 at 1:28 pm
Your property looks so beautiful . I can smell the blossoms! The first bloom of your roses are spectacular! Just lovely Mimi !
April 19, 2014 at 12:57 pm
Mimi – I am so excited to have found you through Bloggy Moms. Avocados are one of my favorite foods – I have been known to eat one like an apple! I have family who also live in Southern California and have a few avocado trees in their backyard. They are the most delicious by far. I will be ordering something from your online store.
April 20, 2014 at 2:34 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Lana! I’ll watch for your order… there’s nothing like fresh avocados direct from a grove!
April 20, 2014 at 9:32 am
Avocado flowers are some of the most beautiful and delicate! I have a few photos that I love from an avocado farm tour a few years ago. I’m loving springtime too, and have a fresh bouquet of roses on my Easter Table! Happy Easter to you Mimi!
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April 20, 2014 at 2:33 pm
Happy Easter to you and your family, Kim! One of these days we’ll meet IRL!
May 13, 2018 at 5:44 pm
I live in California my baby avocados are disappearing are the birds talking them
May 15, 2018 at 9:18 pm
Baby avocados fall off the tree sometimes. We haven’t seen birds eat them.