A cheery Spring photo thread - open to all

[Betsy]

Anyone have any more flower photos? Greatly appreciated

Here are a few of my garden taken this morning.

 

[Rivervixen]

Here are a few of my garden taken this morning.


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Awwww these are such beautiful photos absolutely adore the purple and white little flowers

 

[Merab]

More flowers for you @Rivervixen . Some are from last year.

 

[Rivervixen]

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More flowers for you @Rivervixen . Some are from last year.

Absolutely stunning photos thank you

 

[Lorcan]

Just a noisy crow:



The pink thing in the garden again



And, do you remember me talking about a ginormous bee the other day? Well it's impossible to get a good photo of something that won't stay still but:

 

[Betsy]

I've taken a photo a day of a bud on my Camillia bush for the last 17 days to document it from a small bud into a flower. Here are a few of them.

Day 1


Day 9


Day 15



Day 17

 

[HeatherW]

First lawn time of the year!







Interesting ladybird



Magnolia





Camellia







Pear blossom

 

[HeatherW]

More magnificent magnolia

 

[HeatherW]

Pretty primrose







It's an "unintentional" flower, emerging from the lawn instead of a flower bed, and each year, I have to take a photo of it!

 

[Betsy]

Here is a primrose from my garden.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Another primrose

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

 

[Lorcan]

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

Just a noisy crow:

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The pink thing in the garden again

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And, do you remember me talking about a ginormous bee the other day? Well it's impossible to get a good photo of something that won't stay still but:

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Beautiful "pink thing"! If you take a closer up picture of it, I'm sure somebody could tell you what it is

The ginormous bee is going to be a queen bumblebee, probably searching for a suitable nesting place. Hope she finds one.

 

[Lorcan]

Beautiful "pink thing"! If you take a closer up picture of it, I'm sure somebody could tell you what it is

The ginormous bee is going to be a queen bumblebee, probably searching for a suitable nesting place. Hope she finds one.

I figured, I'm hoping she finds somewhere nearby if I'm honest, I love bees. First time seeing such a beauty up close though.

And...yup, pink thing. Now that I'm not going to get attacked by thorns walking over there I can take a better picture tomorrow. Thorns like to pick fights, lol.

 

[Lorcan]

The pink thing!

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

The pink thing!


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My plant ID app says it is Ribes sanguineum, aka flowering currant or bloody currant. RHS says it is good for pollinators. Yours is magnificent

 

[Lorcan]

My plant ID app says it is Ribes sanguineum, aka flowering currant or bloody currant. RHS says it is good for pollinators. Yours is magnificent

Thank you! The bees love it, I've seen and heard a few in there today. Pulling out the thorns wrapping themselves through it isn't much fun though.

 

[VickiA]

I’ve had an absolutely huge bee bumping into my conservatory window today.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

 

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[Lorcan]

 

[Lorcan]

I apologise for the photo spam but this beauty is worth it (tawny mining bee)

 

[Lorcan]

My big squirrel friend was back! Sorry again for the zoom. My hands were too full to zoom out again.

 

[YvonneBlue]

The lovely daffodils at Astbury, it was the start of our walk up Mow Cop.

 

[Merab]

I had a bit of time before a meeting so took a short wander along the coast path.
Beautiful but bracing

It is now sleeting here.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

There was a bit of snow yesterday and during the night, but not too much.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Still feels like spring is going strong

 

[Viennese Furbabies]