Fields Of Gold

Buttercups have taken over.

Bonus: a wheelbarrow!

Colours Of Spring

As Anne once wrote in her letter to Gilbert in Anne of Windy Poplars: “It’s spring!” And I have taken some pictures in Heaton Park and here they are and I hope you like them:

Spring Fairies Live Here

What if we imagined that fairies lived in the dents of tree roots?

And that fallen blossom petals were their carpets?

And they played hide and seek under the (white) bluebells and daisies?

And they used the green leaves as slides?

Really, what if we all were a bit like Anne of Green Gables in the spring?

Bluebell Time 2023

Or a time of bluebells in 2023.

April In The Park

Spring is in the air, at last (for the most part), so here’s some pics I took in the park with my smartphone.

The Helpless Optimism Of Spring

I couldn’t help it, yes, I let it get in

The helpless optimism of spring
Florence + The Machine, Daffodil

I hope you liked my pictures, taken in April 2023 in Heaton Park, Manchester.

Here’s the song I quote from on YouTube:

Daffodils in Heaton Park

A bit later than usual this year–enjoy.

Raindrops On Daffodils

Daffodils are special. I will do a post for them as I do every year, but for now, here’s some with raindrops on them, captured in my local park.

The First Daffodils 2023

I call them little pieces of sunshine. In my local park they aren’t out yet, but there are loads of them in the Manchester city centre.

From the little garden outside Manchester Cathedral.

These grow in St John’s Gardens. They’re also smaller than normal daffodils. They’re like mini daffodils.

In Castlefield. I could focus either on the daffodils or on the magpie. The magpie wasn’t cooperating anyway, so I chose the daffodils. Damn birds never play along!