Spring comes to the valley

Spring comes to the valley 
春風又綠谿谷園區
4/1/2025

Nestled in the rolling hills, this very pastoral scene we see, the very environment in which we are to start our next journey in life, the picture shows luxurious green hills now, come summer time the general area will look quite different!



The next picture shows exactly the look as summer rolls around in the same valley 

Near Livermore on old Route. 84
Watercolor by Grace  (July 2019)


Community garden 社區園圃
While in the protected enclosed community garden members spent their time working and nurturing young plants they put into fertile prepared compost and will soon enjoy the fruits of their labour



Flowers of all shapes and colors 

A young plum tree in the garden (left) 李樹

Pretty pink plum blossoms appeared on the young seedling when weather became warmer 

Magnolia Liliiflora 紫玉蘭 (below) right outside your window 

Magnolia liliiflora is a small tree native to southwest China (in Sichuan and Yunnan), but cultivated for centuries elsewhere in China and also Japan - Wikipedia 





Garden roses were in full bloom
庭園玫瑰花盛開了 


Cherry blossoms came next 
櫻花也緊跟著盛放



Displays on bacolny ledges 窗台風景
On the ground floor residents displayed the spring exhibitions they put together on balcony ledges in pots of all sizes and shapes 



What a feast for the eyes to visitors and neighbors!

Grace


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