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
A couple from yesterday, the snow bells as promised.
A very quiet day in the garden yesterday, and generally the sun was hiding behind clouds until evening time, when the sky cleared, and the tulips just gleamed while the cherry blossom looked almost perfect (though it is starting to wilt) against a pure blue sky.
A few from this mornings' walk
Looking right, from the end of our front path
In the woodland adjacent to the path to the river
By the weir, at the mill
In the commemorative gardens about two mins from home
And dangling over someone's wall, opposite
Lovely selection PB
A few more buds on the snow bells have opened.
The tulips still looking radiant.
I forgot to add, the apple blossom is starting to bud.....
Buds starting to appear on the erysimum.
Hi,!
I take great pleasure in sharing this cheeky determined pansy which decided to set seed in the tiniest of cracks in our front path!
Nature just needs a little bit of a chance I guess.
BW
Russ
All the following taken around the garden over the past 10 days with either a macro lens or a 100-400 zoom lens.
Kingcups in the pond
Close up with macro lens
First of the Bluebells
Fritillaria Imperialis
Grape Hyacinth
Euphorbia flower heads
Clematis Montana buds
Tony
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
Brilliant photos Tony.