In the hedges, hawthorn seems less thorny covered
in white baubles...
that burst out green-ness
and the blackthorn winter is a welcome one...
a farewell to the "holly and ivy winter"
Meanwhile, down in Westonbirt arboretum more
delicate blooms abound....
Not a late frost but carpetting drifts of wood anenome..
blooms of pink, blooms of blue
Some yellow even.....
What is more.....I saw my first swallow
(although only poetic licence would say it
was today, neat though that truth would be
to my blog!)...on Thursday evening. one more
of them and it must be summer!
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There's nice!
I must go out and take some St George's Day piccies of my own... blog later.
:)
On a technical, pedantic note I should mention that a "blackthorn winter" refers usually to a snap of
cold weather occuring often during the flowering season of the said blackthorn. However, as you may have noted, I was being a bit poetic!
Beautiful photos. I've not got further than our own garden since we got back from our hols. Our Magnolia is out too, not hit by frost .. yet. We've loads of plum blossom, could be a bumper year.
I really must fit in a visit to Westonbirt soon .....
Thanks.
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