A close-up of a grapevine at Château Plaisance with lush green leaves and developing floral bud clusters, indicating the start of the blooming period.

Growth

Monday, June 01, 2009

Amazing growth! The floral bud clusters are getting ready to bloom. Each shoot is filling out with lush vegetation. A close-up of a grapevine with lush green leaves and developing floral bud clusters, indicating the start of the blooming period.

The leaves that were the size of a small coin in mid April are enormous. Lush, large grapevine leaves showing their full size and detailed vein structure, demonstrating vigorous spring growth.

Often they are bigger than your hand. A human hand placed against enormous grapevine leaves, demonstrating the impressive size the leaves have reached during the vigorous growth period.

The roses along the vines cause the many bicyclists to stop and appreciate what nature is capable of. A view from a building showing vineyard rows with vibrant red roses planted along the vine ends, creating a colorful border to the green vines.

The weather is perfect and we feel the need to work around the clock. At times I think vines are leaving us in the dust. At night, I imagine they are growing even while I sleep. We will keep up. It is exciting.

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