First Flower of 2012-2013 Growing Season

Male Handler has been spending the past 8 weeks pruning the almond trees. It's not a rigorous task at this early stage in the trees' development, but never the less, it is time consuming. It is also a world that he can get lost in, consuming hours in the morning and hours in the afternoon ... unaware of what might be happening around him. Today it was brought to his attention that he might want to hurry...as the buds are starting to open. Here is a picture of the first flower for this growing season.