Well, it’s hard to believe that we’ve only been in Guardialfiera for two weeks and a couple of days.  It feels like a lot longer since we’ve been making connections with people here.  We’ve also noticed a lot of spring-time changes in the vegetation here.  For example, the cherry tree behind our house has lost its spring blooms and now has all of its spring leaves.  And the native fig trees (which grow like weeds around here) are also pushing out spring leaves. 

This is our first visit to Italy during the spring season, so it is fun to experience the season as things blossom and grow.  In honor of spring, here are some photos of the vegetation around the village.

you can find olive trees all over the place here

I like this lichen (do you get what I did there?)

we’ve seen a lot of irises here, many of which seem to be just out in the wild

I like this little garden

and this garden

We’ve seen a lot of citrus trees here – oranges, lemons, tangerines…

these little wildflowers are cute

this little citrus bush was recently planted, we just noticed it today

and more irises