Michelle Guzman - I love that you have a lemon tree. I would love a lime tree!
Jennifer Grigg - I would love a lemon tree! Springville, Utah, probably not.
Beautiful!
Michelle Feeney - Sean's favorite is the lemons lined up with the bucket...mine is your pitcher of yummy goodness. :)
martin - Wow, didn't know you could grow lemonos in that weather, they look nice!
ps. nice photos, too, like the colors and Yellow's the best color :)
Chelsea Giles - What a beautiful little tree! I'm a little jealous, your pictures do a fabulous job of making me covet some homemade lemonade! Texas is just a little too far to drop in!
Carlise Azmitia - $1! Uh, this isn't the Price is right? Oops, sorry! My guess is 368 and that is my final answer. I'd also like to use my free spin. ;D
Nina - Looks delicious! You could probably sell some at a local farmer's market. That, or start scanning the net for lemon recipes! :) 324?
Lindsay - I'm thinking that's at least 423 lemons, they look delicious!
Mireille - My guess is 298 lemons. Lovely images en lovely color.
Katy - Beautiful photos and tree! My guess: 222
Heather Corporan - I'm guessing 389, that's a whole lotta lemon YUM-O!!! Can you make a lemon concentrate and freeze it? I LOVE lemondade on a hot day, or just plain ol lemon water on any day. Lemon merengue, lemon muffins - ok pretty much anything lemon lol. Have fun, I love the pictures! I'm thinking one or two of those pics should be in your fine art gallery : D
Hannah - i love your blog and find inspiration or a laugh in it everyday!! thank you!! I'm guessing about 353 lemons!! wow
Niki Flynn - Wow Melissa, you are going to be a master at all things lemon-y. Oh the yummy lemon desserts I can think of right now! :) My guess is 354. Enjoy!!
Mary S - I'm guessing 228. That sure is a BUNCH of lemons, girl! I bet they will disappear pretty fast, though-- that lemonade looks like good stuff!
Ashlie Henery - That is so funny! I'll guess 277.
Kara Abbey - loooove the pictures !! makes me want to move to AZ to escape all this 10 degree snowy weather we seem to be having at the moment !! my guess is 304 :D
Katie - 217, Bob, oh wait I mean Melissa
Marah - My guess is 454 lemons. :) I really enjoyed the photos. I love the pop of yellow against the blue picnic table. Beautiful!
allison - You will love having that tree every year...mmmmm! 319 is my guess.
Allison - 387? I just told Grant we need to buy a house with a lemon tree in the backyard - what fun!
Erica - The lemonade looks soo yummy! My guess is 445 lemons :-)
Cathy - OMG! Fresh lemonade sounds divine with a kiss of warm Arizona breeze... yup, sign me up. :) I'll guess you picked 202 lemons. What a fun contest!
Mary - Beautiful photos! I'm going to guess 335 lemons. :)
Stacey - 472! This is gorgeous... I loooove your lemon tree - so fun!!!
Karen (Mikols) Bonar - Holy COW!!!! That's a ton of lemons. Oh goodness, homemade lemonade is the BEST! it's like drinking those hard lemon candies. :) I guess 163 lemons.
Megan - 369! You should throw a lemon in with the prize...if there are any left! :)
Jackie - With 20 inches of fresh snow on the ground and a high of 3 today in Minnesota, it's so fun to see all of those lemons from your tree! I'm going to guess 395
Melanie Hodin - My guess is 132!!! My lemon tree produced 6 walnut sized lemons this year :). LOL...They were tasty though!
Amber - 448 comes to mind... but I think maybe more based on the size of those containers
seth - WOW!! I guess I know what will be the beverage of choice Thursday morning!!
Julie V. - 242. That's my husband's guess. And that's a pretty big deal because with him, everything is usually 72. So yeah, that's our guess 242 lemons. Btw, lemon trees are so pretty! Can you grow them in Kansas?
MB - 323.... I love these posts.
Kelly Trimble - That is frickin' awesome! Love that tree! I am guessing 411 - but I didn't go thru the other comments to see if someone else guessed that - hopefully not!
Carrie - YUM!! I say 319 :)
Tiffany McKee - This is a fun idea! I love your pictures of the lemons! My guess is 383! Hope you had fun counting!
Jan - 372 - Freeze the lemon juice in bags of one cup each so you can pull it out of the freezer and make lemonade all year. Also, if you have an ice tray with a lid, freeing lemon juice as ice cubes is great for recipes and for adding to water.
Julie - I'm going to go with 322. I have no idea if it's been guessed yet. I have a grapefruit tree... I wish I had lemons, too! Love lemonade, and lemon pudding cakes, and lemon cake, the list could go on... yummmmm!
Tira J - OH MY GOODNESS! Now that is one giving tree! We have a lemon tree that gives us fruit all year round. Our guess is 311. We will be right over for some lemonade.
Lindsay - 165
Laurel Sexton - 419. What a gorgeous tree. I'm jealous up here in ND
Desiree Maerz - My guess is 67. I was like...I want to live where there are lemons, instead of 10 inches of snow...
Mandi - And I was just saying to my hubby yesterday:
"If we lived in a warmer area, I would sooo own a lemon tree. Just for the purty-ness of it all."
Going with 462.
Mike - how about 267
Stephanie D - I think 150. :) Crossing my fingers!
julie swanson - Ugh...I'm not good at this, but want to play! I'll say 436.
Joan - Such a cute backyard!!! 344 lemons?
Janet - Wow, it feels like -19 C/-2.2 F in Toronto and you're picking lemons! I'm jealous :) I'm going to guess 150 lemons!
Danielle Panettiere - So cute.. I'm going to guess 647..
Alvina - Oh wow!! ....now I'm craving some freshly squeezed lemonade!! Yuuuummmmm!!!! Beautful backyard, mines got a bunch of white stuff....I'll trade ya!! :) :) My guess is 313! :)
:) camille - 313. :) oh, and i obviously need to give you my recipe for lemon poppyseed scones. you use lemon juice for it, and it's LOVELY. too bad we didn't think of it while i was there!
Donnell Probst - ONE dollar... I mean, lemon!! :) (You said Price is Right style, right?!)
Sandra - 252 lovely lemons?!?
I think I have the same flour canister. :)
I'd love to stop by for some lemon aid. It's rather chilly here so I might have to warm it up, add a little honey, and some whiskey for a hot Toddy.
clay danner - 440 - that is awesome by the way! i love the lemon tree!
Tawnya Hood - I am going to guess that there are 224 lemons that you picked. ( my 7 year old standing over my shoulder says 176- LOL!) I think I will go with my number. But he is requesting his own guess and HE gets the i-tunes gift card if he wins. HAHA!
We have a lemon tree too and I know what you mean by picking and picking and picking. We haven't picked ours just yet ( not sure they are ready!) But our kids love making homemade lemonade! Glad you got to. Merry Christmas to you.
God'sGrl - Wow this made me laugh! My guess is 313 lemons! What are you going to do with them all?? Happy Juicing!
Melissa B - My guess is 378 and if I lived closer I'd be happy to stop by for lemonade. Looks so nice and warm there. Freezing in KC!
Anthony - 390! Love the blue picnic table!
Emily - love it! I guess 351.
Tina - Too funny, I love your lemon shots! My guess is 366:)
Tricia - That's a ton of lemons! Lucky girl! My guess is 502.
kindra hall - I think now would be the PERFECT time for me to return that book I borrowed ... but I'll admit... I'm gonna be REALLY thirsty by the time I get to your house. And can I pretend that I FORGOT how many lemons you picked?
Chelsea - 247.
I actually have no idea, but it looks like a ton!
kelli - 267! Wish I was having a glass!
Marta - 420. Can I exchange card for 20 lemons? I love tea with lemon slice :-) Happy evening.
Annemarie - You aren't kidding, that is a LOT of lemons. 377. PS. Your backyard is totally not what I thought it would look like in Phoenix. Good to know. :)
Kelsie Fair - Love love love some fresh lemonade! I am a daily reader of your wonderful blog. Thanks for all you do for your clients and for us fellow photogs! my guess is 520. :)
Jim Blanco - Lovely colors...yummmmi...my guess 342...lol !!
maggie - Wow!! From the snowy tundra of wisconsin lemonade and sunny weather sounds lovely :) enjoy your lemonade and your tree! I wish I was closer to enjoy a fresh squeezed glass and some good conversation. I'm gonna take a stab and guess 436!
Elizabeth - Wow! Lot's of lemons! Haha, my guess 247 :)
Aaron - 465
Leslie - 500!
amaris - yummy! I'll go with 311 :)
Alysssa - I'm gonna guess 357....and I'm simply jealous that you have this beautiful weather (and green things) in December!
Lesley - 323
Andrea - Wow, fresh squeezed lemonade sounds amazing! I bet it tastes even better coming off your own tree. How cool! I'm guessing 240.
Heather - I'm guessing 561 :D That's just funny looking at a bright beautiful lemon tree while we are getting pounded with snow !
Dawn - LOVE the photos. That's a lot of lemons... maybe 624??
Marta - I would love to come over for a fresh lemonade. NY is so cold right now that I'm drinking hot tea with a slice of lemon :) My guess is 212
michelle Frerichs - LOVE this post! So colorful and I love the photos!! My guess is 465!
Abby Leighanne - 180ish. The lemonade looks so yummy. I would much rather have a lemon tree in my back yard instead of five inches of snow.
Teri - As I sit here in snowy Idaho, I would love to count the lemons on your tree....I guess 1468.
nicky - wow!! fresh lemonade is the best. oh and i LOVE your old school picnic table. i have been wanting one for my backyard for ages :) my guess is 365!
Gail - This post made me laugh out LOUD! What a fun tree to have in your back yard! Do you need some ice? 'Cause I have plenty of that here! haha
PS - My vote is 389!