Just north of the Vacaville Outlet Malls off Pitt road in Dixon, CA lies an active almond orchard. This year the timing was right and I was able to photograph the orchard in full bloom. http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0180/262077680_yAG3w-Ti.jpg http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/gallery/4456971_bZigr/ 2008-03-04T11:10:39Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262077680_yAG3w" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0180/262077680_yAG3w-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:36:05Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0180/262077680_yAG3w-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:53:23 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262090037_fM5c6" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0209/262090037_fM5c6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:29:26Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0209/262090037_fM5c6-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:58:31 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262095456_QS4do" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0190/262095456_QS4do-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:31:43Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0190/262095456_QS4do-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:54:31 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262079496_zqdDo" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0193/262079496_zqdDo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:38:03Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0193/262079496_zqdDo-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:54:58 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262081104_jr6Ct" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0198/262081104_jr6Ct-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:34:58Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0198/262081104_jr6Ct-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:55:15 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262083082_ZomR3" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0201/262083082_ZomR3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:35:24Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0201/262083082_ZomR3-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:55:42 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262092489_XoAFu" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG017701800183/262092489_XoAFu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:30:47Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG017701800183/262092489_XoAFu-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:53:31 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262097922_MsAtF" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0186/262097922_MsAtF-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:27:20Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0186/262097922_MsAtF-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:53:56 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262075387_SkfhR" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0177/262075387_SkfhR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:42:33Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0177/262075387_SkfhR-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:53:05 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262085731_2z2Na" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0207/262085731_2z2Na-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:34:16Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0207/262085731_2z2Na-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:57:56 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262089003_miLQ7" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0217/262089003_miLQ7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:31:58Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0217/262089003_miLQ7-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 16:00:46 <p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com">Eden Hensley (edenhensley)</a><br />Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms.</p><p><a href="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/4456971_bZigr#262084802_D5MBC" title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms."><img src="http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0206/262084802_D5MBC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." title="Spring is in the air. Amid the strip malls, an almond orchard off Pitt Road in Dixon, CA blooms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-13T00:35:03Z Eden Hensley (edenhensley) http://edenhensley.smugmug.com http://edenhensley.smugmug.com/Flowers/Almond-Orchard-in-Bloom/IMG0206/262084802_D5MBC-Th.jpg 2008-03-02 15:56:49