Date (תמר) development

I also tried to document how date palms produce dates.  I really wasn't sure how that would look.  So this first photo shows the yellow/beige structures that bear the fruit (I originally thought they were flowers). Some cursory research on the internet indicates that the flowering occurs in the winter (January) - I guess I missed it. 

early April

and you can see this becomes dates.  This photo captures the fruit density.

early May

and now if you zoom in, they start looking like dates (תמרים).

late May

and here's what they looked like today:

June