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Squill, daffodils, butterbur, hellebore, a parasitic wasp, scarlet elf cups, a ladybird, rhododendron, snakes head fritillary, more daffodils and blackthorn blossom

#JoinMeOnMyWalk The sunshine was in #Lancashire today, along with a strong cold wind so sadly no 🦋, but beautiful flowers ready for their return & scarlet elf cups hanging in there, plus mini beasts I will post again tomorrow with more info @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN

Thank you 😊

Tiny red velvet mite, around 3mm in length and look at those tiny pink legs!

#WildWebsWednesday with a red velvet mite (Trombidium holosericeum)seen last Thursday. Just 3/4mm I was asked how is spotted him, but on a plain log he was glowing! #Lancashire #vitaminN @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

Frogspawn in a pond at the weekend

#WildWebsWednesday with a beautiful sight at the weekend, blue skies reflected in a pond full of frog spawn. Hoping it stays safe with lots of 🐸 #frogspawn #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

My neighbour's beautiful David Austin roses, these have such a frilly centre

Wishing you a blooming lovely #RoseWednesday with my neighbours 'Princess Alexandra of Kent'. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #roses #vitaminN

The sun rising behind trees, beautifully scented hyacinth, almond & cherry plum blossom, hellebore, forsythia, forget-me-nots, and dazzling daffodils

#JoinMeOnMyWalk A brighter start in #Preston today, here is my on-foot commute enjoying garden flowers & wildflowers in shades of pink and blue, with a loud splash of yellow. @thephotohour.bsky.social #positivity #joy #vitaminN #bloomscrolling

All of these huge trees are just a few of the huge champion trees up around Sizergh. I wonder what tales they could tell!

#ThickTrunkTuesday from my Saturday #SizerghCastleNT estate walk, so many champion trees, all still going strong. @nationaltrust.org.uk #trees #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

Beautiful red admiral butterfly, with velvet black withs with red and white detail plus a tiny blue detail on the hind wing. Underwing shot too

#TitliTuesday Another of the #spring #butterflies to see in the UK. Red admiral didn't used to overwinter here as it was too cold, but now they do make it through. Part of the vanessid family, they have a shiny blue patch at the edge of the hind wing. From 2025 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Beautiful tiny muscari in my garden, with pretty grilled openings to each flower

#TuesdayBlue from my garden, my muscari has woken! #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #Gardening

Beautiful Japanese blossom, champion tees, blue skies, daffodils, small tortoiseshell on heather and a brimstone feeding on primroses, gorse and a happy sheep

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Another grey day up in Lancashire, so I'll go back to 9th March 2025 & a trip to #SizerghCastleNT, where I was last Saturday. Something so pleasing about the stability of #nature's calendar in a turbulent world. Just 🦋 missing this year. @photohour.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

Top row; thin walled maze polypores with a delicate blue/grey stripe, brittle cinder fungus, turkey tails, Bottom row; bright scarlet elf cups and frilly turkey tails

#MushroomMonday With super finds in a different wood this weekend; thin walled maze polypores, brittle cinder fungus, turkey tails, scarlet elf cups. #Fungi #mushrooms #vitaminN #SouthCumbria

The seeds of wild clematis ready to set sail, very soft and fluffy so they can travel far on the breeze

#MacroMonday The wonderfully soft down feather like seeds of 'Old Man's Beard' also known as travellers joy, these are a native clematis. @macrohour.bsky.social #vitaminN

The castle chimneys are just visible behind this fabulously bright flowering cherry

#MagentaMonday with another visit to the wonderful Japanese cherry at #SizerghCastleNT gardens on Saturday. Such a vibrant colour. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #joy @nationaltrust.org.uk #Blossomwatch

When I first found out what it was called I thought someone was joking with me! 🤣

Top row; germander speedwell, a comma feeding on mahonia, Middle row; wild daffodils, common daisies, lesser celendine, Bottom row; a gorgeous dandelion & intricate Abraham-Isaac-Jacob; a garden escapee?

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring from during the week, germander speedwell, a comma feeding on mahonia, common daisies, lesser celendine, native daffodils, a gorgeous dandelion & intricate Abraham-Isaac-Jacob; a garden escapee? #Lancashire
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

Top row; goat willow with pollen beginning to show, lesser celendine, forget-me-nots, Middle row; cherry plum blossom, wood anemone, Bottom row; garlic leaves pushing through, with bluebell leaves greening the woods and opposite leaved golden saxifrage.

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring #Preston last Monday, goat willow, lesser celendine, forget-me-nots, cherry plum blossom, wood anemone, garlic leaves pushing through, with bluebell leaves greening the woods and opposite leaved golden saxifrage. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

From top left ; old man's beard seeds, native daffodils,1st violets of the year (dog & sweet?) cute lambs, primroses, lesser celendine, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry & really pleased to see green hellebore, thought I'd miss them this year

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring from a visit to #SouthCumbria yesterday, old mans beard seeds, native daffodils,1st violets of the year (dog & sweet?) cute lambs, primroses, lesser celendine, blackthorn blossom, barren strawberry & green hellebore @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Hooray!

We went to his grave last week when we were on Grasmere, and there is a remembrance garden filled with the variety he would have seen and been inspired by 💛

There's something so special bringing daffodils in after winter, a change of the season. Glad it brought happy memories

I certainly try Vicki, it's been frustrating watching sunshine through the office windows this week so I had to get out there yesterday. 😁

Native daffodils enjoying a sunny spot yesterday

#SundayYellow from yesterday and glorious native wild daffodils glowing in the sunshine in a #SouthCumbria wood. Definitely golden #SignsOfSpring @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers

Beautiful bright daffodils dancing on Wednesday

#SundayYellow A homage to daffodils of all shapes and varieties today, these looked so happy in Wednesday's sunshine. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

Native daffodils, the type Wordsworth first saw at his grave and memorial garden last weej

#SundayYellow
'I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.' William Wordsworth, from his grave at #Grasmere last week

A puffin enjoying the wildflowers

Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines.
#Puffin! One of Mr Wonderful's from the Isle of May
#SuperSeabirdSunday

The beautiful seeds of 'Old man's beard ', Sizergh Castle, my shadow on the butterfly walk, a pair of ladybirds, huge trees, native daffodils, scarlet elf cup, lambs, turkey tails, views over the moss and mountains.

#JoinMeOnMyWalk I abandoned the housework to run off to #Sizergh this morning & was rewarded with sunshine, blue skies & #SignsOfSpring including cute bleating lambs. Had hoped for 🦋 but alas cool, good excuse to return soon! 😁 @thephotohour.bsky.social #SizerghCastleNT @nationaltrust.org.uk

Thank you Gerald, to you too

The glowing sun burnished by Saharan sands, pretty fluffy clouds yesterday, a sunset through blossom and ice cream shades after the sun has gone down

#SaturdayMotivation #Spring skies this week, beautiful sunrises, mid-afternoons and sunsets. @stormhour.com #Lancashire #vitaminN

A snakes head fritillary with it's fabulous chequered pattern

#SaturdayMorning #BlackAndWhiteMacro with fabulously chequered snakes head fritillary greeting the sunshine this week. @macrohour.bsky.social @bnwmacro.bsky.social

Beautiful