This year, as the unusually late spring nudged up against the first days of summer, we have seen an amazing array of wildflowers along our lanes and hedgerows. The bluebells, which are usually long gone by this time of year, lingered long enough to co-exist for several weeks with the first pink flushes of campions...
...and even now, in a few shady places, there are still a few primroses to be found, and even celandines.
Mind you, at this time of year, the campions and the buttercups reign supreme.
There is stitchwort everywhere I look, and the white theme will become ever more dominant over the coming weeks as the various wild carrot species start to take over the scene completely. Meanwhile, in certain places the wild orchids are appearing. And soon, now, there will be meadowsweet all along the verges and the fragrance of honeysuckle will fill the air.
Our hawthorn tree is blossoming and so are the apple trees. Bees are buzzing and swallows are swooping.
And as I walked around taking all these pictures yesterday, I couldn't help thinking...
How sweet and wonderful it is to be alive at this glorious time of year!
Gorgeous flowers, Marian. I can just imagine the sweet smells.
ReplyDeleteToday I hiked some of the area around here that experienced the Little Bear Fire last year. It was very interesting, and best of all, new growth is evident everywhere! There were scrub and Gambol oaks, that will be a woods one day; and wild onions and iris, and Four- O'Clocks, and tons of plants I don't know by name. It's just fascinating to me.