I have two half-written posts that I don’t seem to be able to find time to finish so I thought I’d share some of our spring photos with you in the meantime. Those you follow Loire Daily Photo will already have seen some of them.
Pansies last right through winter and are stunning at the moment
Lily-of-the-valley, which has lots of little bells and smells devine
This lilac is opposite our front gate. You can see yellow daisies on the left that our neighbour gave us. They multiply every year! The yellow shrub is kerria japonica.
These are the flowers on the horse chestnut trees further along our street
Viburnum flowers start out a pale green then suddenly become bright white.
Our wisteria with diosma in front
Lilac in a bouquet in the kitchen. This is the most common colour. It also comes in dark purple and white.
Spring, how beautiful!
Does lilac come in different shades? This one is so much pinker than I expected.
It’s not always easy to photograph lilac outside because of the light. I’ve added a photo showing the same lilac after cutting a couple of years ago. That is the most common shade. It also comes in a dark purple colour and white.
My memory is not what as good as it could be so I was quite taken aback when I saw the added photo. Question to self “How did you forget seeing this yesterday?” Thanks for adding it.
Ah, ha! that’s very funny!
Spring is so beautiful in Europe, Rosemary. We are in Budapest right now and are delighted to smell the lilac and all the other spring flowers.
I do hope you’re enjoying Budapest! In particular I hope the weather isn’t as ghastly as it’s been here the last week. It keeps raining all the time. Where else are you headed?
The viburnum we do get here, or at least something quite similar, but we won’t see them blossom like that for at least three weeks.
I’m sure you get the viburnum as well. It’s lovely isn’t it? Looking forward to seeing your photo in three weeks!