A Burst of Orange Flowers

Zingy oranges all over the place.

Pale Blue Flowers

Soft and gentle colours for spring.

Barn Owl

Because he begins flying at dusk it is difficult to get a good photo as the light is so poor.
This is my best effort so far.

He really is quite beautiful.

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Lazy Sunday afternoon by the river.

Blue & Purple Flowers

Blue and purple flowers all jammed together, what a sight.

Cathedral Spire

Such a lovely day today, people sitting outside enjoying the sunshine.

Wisteria Flowers

Along the banks of the river are these beautiful flowers.
They smell just as glorious as they look.

A Step Up

Sometimes you need a step up from the beach.

Woodland Glade Bluebells

Have I mentioned how much I love bluebell flowers?
Here are some in a woodland glade.

Water, Sky and Reeds

Looking through the reed beds across the water, to more reed beds.

Big Expanse of Beach

This is a long beach and very few people on it.




In the distance there is a tractor for pulling the boats up the beach.

Old Gate

Not sure where this gate leads or if it supposed to stop anything.

Hawthorn

These are the flowers of the hawthorn bush, I think they are magnificent.

A Splash of Colour

We had a drop of rain this morning, but, a few drops and the garden looked quite fresh. 
We need more rain, however, this bit was fun.

Rain or No Rain

The poor weather forecasters cannot decide if we will get rain, they think it will be hit or miss.
This is the sky this evening, not red, but, certainly pink. 
Shall we get rain or not? We certainly need it.

There Is Still Light

The sun set several hours ago, yet there is still light in the western sky. 

Silly Me

I made this picture, then forgot to post it here.

Sunny days ahead.
Grey day here so we need to lighten our spirits and think of sunny days.

Hare in the Early Morning Sunshine.

One hare and all this spring barley to eat.
There are other hares around, however, with this much food they can afford to choose their patch.

Cuckoo

While working in the garden I saw several more swifts flying around, definitely a welcome sight.

The sound that filled my ears was that of the cuckoo. This is a bird whose call became its name and while it is a welcome sign of spring, with many people trying to be the first tot hear the cuckoo, the some is rather monotonous. 
I assume that the female flies around and the male just sits and sings, cuckoo, cuckoo, until a female hears.

European cuckoos do not build nests, instead they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. When the baby cuckoo hatches it shovels the eggs and chicks onto its back and heaves them over the edge of the nest, leaving it the sole chick and the poor adult birds, who are often very much smaller than it a momentous task of feeding their adopted offspring.



 I did not take this pic.

Screeeeeech

The swifts are back.
I only saw three today, I expect more will be along tomorrow.
They are so difficult to take a photo of.

First Rose

Not quite open yet, however, it is our first rose this year.

Sunset

Always love sunsets.
This was last night.

Swallows Return

Keep forgetting to let you know that the swallows and house martins have returned, there are cuckoos making their sound all around. 
Now we await the swifts and summer will have begun.