Spring

IMG_1213, originally uploaded by GerCMByrne.

Finally a little Spring weather! It's overcast now but for most of the day it's been sunny if still chilly, and best of all there was that fresh Spring feeling in the air. So in honour of the first bit of real sunshine I've seen this year here's a bright sunny flower!

Purples

Spring magic # 2

White Blossom

Just to remind myself of the glorious Spring weather the weekend before last lol

And tomorrow is Bealtine, and the start of Summer. Baal's fires lit, and the climb towards the shortest day is begun in earnest. It's hard not to get excited even in the teeth of the last two summers' disappointing weather; I'd love to be able to predict a long hot summer (although apparently the UK weather office has!) but at least the evenings will be long, the nights short and flowers will bloom....

More flowers from last weekend

Spray of Gold

Haven't a clue what the name is (if anyone does let me know lol) but I love this plant, it has such perfectly hued sprays, and it grows so easily (at elast in my experience and as I can kill plants without trying....) My mother has green fingers, my Grandmother was a fabulous gardener and I inherited their love of it but not their talent. It's taken me years of dedicated perseverance to grow herbs and tomatoes - god help this year's strawberries!

Greens

Slow Progress

Cityscape

I can see forever....

In the Forest Darkly

Laid Bare

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

I've waited years for a snow day....

and it happens on my day off!

Baa Lambs

Taken in Wicklow, early April - lambs gambolling in a field. Never thought I would legitimately use the word "gambolling" in a sentence but that is exactly what they were doing. "Baa Lambs" as my nephew calls them.

Springtime, in the City...

This morning the first real daffodils bloomed in the tiny "park" at the end of our road. It's a lovely little strip of land, with a stream running through it and a real oasis in a busy suburban area; i've photographed it in Autumn but never managed to capture the daffodils. They were planted years ago and now have taken on a life of their own and I got a few nice shots while striding past into work this morning.

Around the Corner....

In Focus

Mist

Magic Mushrooms

Black Sheep

yet another reminder of our lovely Spring here in Ireland; taken in march, lambs in a field in wicklow.