Sunday 2 February 2014

Heading Towards Spring

For once it has been a dry day with wall to wall Sunshine.

At least some of the local flora assumes Spring is round the corner.  It was January 16th when I saw the first Winter Aconite open its flower. Now the whole batch is in full bloom:

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Also showing are some small clumps of Snowdrops in the Churchyard:

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Surprisingly a few of the flowers are showing on my corkscrew Hazel bush:

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These are easy to miss as the red part is no more than 4mm across. Unfortunately the few that have opened will be of no use to the plant as all the catkins are still tightly closed.

12 comments:

  1. John, I only see Winter Aconite in Churchyards. Do they plant them on purpose?

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    1. I don't know about that Adrian. They are really woodland plants. I tried several times to sow some seed but have not succeeded in growing any at home.

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  2. Those Aconites are a welcome sight.

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  3. Beautiful spring images John! And as you head into spring, autumn is already peeping over the horison here in South Africa, can already feel the difference in early morning temperatures.

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    1. Maree: It always seems strange to be able to read about two opposite seasons.

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  4. John, your killing me with sites of spring flowers.

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  5. Lovely images John.
    I have just found some of the same today (Anconite and Snowdrops).
    Always a good sign as it means we are a little closer to Spring and the nights have started to give out.

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    1. Roy: Anything which means there will eventually an end to all these dull, damp days is very welcome.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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