On Saturday I had a short scouting trip down to Blaid’s Wood in Durham and found the bluebells in full flower. Photos after the jump… (more…)
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Blaid’s Wood Bluebells
Monday, April 16th, 2012Bluebells are here
Saturday, April 14th, 2012I’ve been for a short walk through Blaid’s Wood (see this earlier post for details) today. The wood is full of bluebells in flower between the road and the old waggonway – it’s well worth a visit. Photos will follow shortly.
Early Hawthorn…Or Not?
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012When we were out on the walk when I noticed the first bluebells of 2012, I also noticed that the hawthorn blossom, or “may” as it’s also known, was out. This seemed remarkably early this year too, but on reflection I realised I was wrong. Here’s why… (more…)
Bluebell update
Monday, March 26th, 2012Regular readers will know I have a soft spot for bluebells. All the same, I was amazed when I spotted the first flowers of the season today while out on a family walk. (more…)
Durham’s Bluebell Woods
Monday, March 19th, 2012The Common or English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) is a popular photo subject but notoriously difficult to capture. In Durham there are a few options when it comes to seeking them out – here are some places to try. (more…)
Macro shots from Houghall Woods
Friday, June 17th, 2011OK, I’d better confess up front that these aren’t really macro shots. But they are shots taken using just my macro lens in different roles on a photo walk from earlier this spring. The bluebells weren’t quite in full flower, suffering from the dry spell it seemed. All the same, I found some different angles and a couple of pleasant surprises. More inside… (more…)
Spring Outings
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011I visited Houghall Woods to photograph the bluebells last week. They weren’t quite at their peak – there were some good individual specimens but the “carpet” wasn’t at its height. I’ll publish the pictures from this trip soon.
At the weekend I met up with some family members at Jervaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire. This choice was mainly a convenient location to meet, but it turned out to be a lovely place with some potential for a photographic project or just a visit. It wasn’t a suitable day to be taking photos for the blog or galleries but I’ll certainly be back.
I also visited Cragside on another family outing, mainly to see how well advanced the rhododendrons blooms are. I was lulled into optimism by some neighbours plants which were well in flower, but they must be early flowering varieties – some of the shrubs on the estate were in flower (some even past their best), but the main spectacle hadn’t arrived yet. In the meantime, here is an example from our garden last year – click through to the gallery for more pictures:
Rhododendron Blooms
Bluebells at Houghall Woods, Durham
Saturday, April 23rd, 2011I was down at Houghall Woods yesterday and noticed that the bluebells are starting to come into flower, which seems a good couple of weeks earlier than normal. Did I hear someone say “global warming”? I didn’t make it to what is normally the best stretch (between NZ276403 and NZ277407 – on the link, zoom in to 1:25,000 for the OS map) but I would guess that within a week they should be well worth a visit. If you can’t make it, you can see some examples in the galleries – Bluebell Wood 2, Bluebell and Bluebell 2. You’ll also see that the wild garlic is starting to flower.
Harbingers of Spring
Monday, March 7th, 2011The spring clean is progressing well – I’ve recovered about 20GB of disk space so far – and I took a short break from the cleaning to process some images I’d previously missed. I’ve added Snowdrops Emerging, Hellebore and Rhododendron Blooms to the Floral gallery. Please follow the links and take a look.
