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
Ha ha PB ... you'll learn! Wild cherry blossom? Bluebells Marsh marigold Celandine maybe?
Waiting to be corrected!
2013 photos & vids here
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Taken at Lackford Lakes yesterday, spring is here
Tony
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
A flowering cherry in my neighbour's garden with a magnolia in the background. Everything looks so normal outside but we know that it isn't.
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A recent sequence of Marsh Marigolds that unfortunately I now have had the time to put through Photoshop
The buds
Partially open
And the end result
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Well, I managed to get these of the daffs just before the lockdown.
Tony T said:I recognise that place Mike, we've called in there when been to gigs at NEC on way home. Our diffs are starting to go over, been out for a few weeks now.
It's St Michael's Church, Baddesley Clinton, which isn't far from the NEC.
Sadly, I've missed the best conditions due to the lockdown. It's likely I'll miss the bluebells there because they're due around the end of the lockdown, assuming it isn't extended.
These are my last spring flowery shots, although strictly speaking Gorse can flower at any time of year, it was putting on quite a show a week or so ago
Not having even a trace of a botanical bone in my body I'm guessing that the next shots are of Blackthorn blossom.
Some from the garden a a couple of days ago.
A common periwinkle, which is basically a weed, so enjoy the flower, once lockdown is over, it's days will be numbered....
and the primula
The Red Robin looking good in the sunshine....
Cherry Blossom Buds