As I sit here, on yet another dismal, wet and grey weekend, chomping away at some toast and marmalade Mrs PR has kindly done for me, along with a nice cuppa, and sorting through the few photos I've managed to grab so far this year, I think I recalled a thread some time back of plants or flowers people have seen, but couldn't find anything in the searches.
So, without further ado, I thought why not set a thread up for , where all can share their photos, not just in the wild, but the garden, local municipal parks, anywhere, because without these plants, there wouldn't be nature.
It's not unusual to see flowers virtually all year through, not because of global warming, climate change or whatever scenario you prefer to use, but because some plants are hardy and prefer to be winter borne. But for many, the first flowers they really see properly, are snowdrops in February, followed by crocuses (late February- Mach) and then the delightful daffodils (March/April)., bluebells (April time), and much more.
So lets put some colour back into the grey world, spring is coming, so here's a few to set things going.
February; snowdrops
February: Sweet Violet
March: the first daffs in bloom
March: always a sign that spring is on the way, the primrose
March; crocuses (from a local municipal park)
March; mini daffs in our garden
and some proper daffs in the garden, starting to bloom
BTW, I've seen my second bee of the year, having a nosey around the daffs above, the first was late Feb, the second was earlier today, but on both occasions, the weather wasn't right to get the camera out...
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
SunnyKate2 said:Lovely Mike Sometimes necessity to protect is a must doh! but, Hope the Heron gets it's fish elsewhere, but I am sure will still be a headache for those owners.
I'm seriously wondering if the heron is genuinely struggling to feed, particularly with all the very local HS2 construction activity where open spaces and woodland is being destroyed, and for that, I actually sympathise with the heron, and possibly young family as well!
I'm not the only one to have noticed the increased heron activity around here, quite a few reports are being mentioned, possibly due to more folk at home with CoVid19, but the Bushnell Natureview camera doesn't lie, I'm getting multiple daily visits, something that is new.
My Hawthorn just begining to flower but already wonderful aroma.
oranges and purples. Alium and Geum and Poppy.
A Montana Rubens now in full flower.
Seed heads of Carex Pendula.
Tony
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
Any idea what this odd flower is, all you botanists and gardeners? Growing at the edge of a shallow pool that is still very wet and has been under water for the last few months. The whole flower head is not big, maybe 3 inches tall. It's in a re-wilded area, so no idea if it is native.
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Nige Flickr
SunnyKate2 said:
Beautiful
In the garden yesterday, most likely Musk Mallow looking at the leaves, but could be Wood Crane's-Bill
Hi Mike
Depends on the leaves but possibly cranesbill
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Depending where you look, the leaves can be very similar, likewise so can the flower, so I'm plumping for Musk Mallow, based on the leaves. For some reason, I've lost the photos I took yesterday, so I'll grab one later.