Friday open thread: flower report

[dolorosa_12]

I walked to the swimming pool this morning accompanied by a dawn chorus of birdsong: wood pigeons, sparrows, and blackbirds. When I emerged for the return journey, Ely was shrouded in misty rain, and the cathedral was disappearing into the sky.

Everywhere there are signs of spring.

Today's open thread is, quite simply: what are the flowers like where you are? Here, we've got cherry and plum blossom, daffodil bulbs emerging from the soil, flowering rosemary, and buds just starting to appear on one of the quince trees. Here's a photoset I put up on Instagram.

Please feel free to share photos or descriptions of your own floral scenery in the comments. For those of you in the southern hemisphere, flowers are probably going to be harder to come by, so instead: what is the plant life doing as things turn autumnal?

Comments

[regshoe]

I usually go for a walk in the early morning, and the birdsong the last few weeks has been very heartening. Your walk sounds lovely, and those pictures are very nice—I like the rosemary especially!

We've also got blossom and the first few daffodils, and crocuses and snowdrops, and I found a little patch of violets the other day. I'm hoping to visit a local wood this weekend, and perhaps there'll be some good woodland flowers there.

[dolorosa_12]

That sounds so lovely and peaceful. I haven't seen any crocuses here yet, but they are among my favourite flowers, so I hope to see some soon. Enjoy your trip to the wood!