A medley of photos from our walk on 17th February 2026 that might (or might not) typify Spring. Enjoy
17th February 2026
🔼Aconites, snowdrops and daffodils are native to Britain. But I suspect these ones are garden escapes. Still, lovely to see 🔽 ⏬
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
🔼 Catkins are everywhere now. These ones are ‘blowing in the wind’ 🔽 And at last! I’m thinking these blossoms are cherry-plum and not blackthorn since I see evidence of at least one leaf (blackthorn flowers on naked limbs)
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
Look down by your feet (or along the roadside’s grassy verges) for three of the earliest truly wild flowers 🔼 Chickweed 🔽 Speedwell ⏬ and Red deadnettle
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
Trees! 🔼 A massive hollow-trunked oak that still lives on 🔽 This trunk entanglement wouldn’t be so obvious, or comical, if the bark wasn’t in such contrast. So the beefy established tree is an oak. But the one clinging on? Could it be a beech? Or holly?
17th February 2026
17th February 2026
🔼 Moss on this decaying tumbled-down tree provides a miniature garden, delightful in the sun’s spring rays 🔽 I’ve a feeling this daff-in-a-planter had been stationed here to alert drivers, since the road clips tight to that house wall
17th February 2026
🔽 There is a house along this route whose garden I have featured several times. There’s usually some change to the display oddments. I love what we found this time
17th February 2026
And that’s all for now. Hope you enjoyed.
Look out for us next week when we go ‘south of the border’. County border, that is.
crispina kemp 
I can’t find this post on your blog but it is lovely 😍😍😍
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That’s because I went to schedule it and published instead. You saw it before I’d a chance to alter it to the scheduled date. Apologies
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No worries all good now 🙂
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Wonderful especially those trees 🩷
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I was undecided with that pale barked tree was beech or holly. On reflection, I’d say definitely holly
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Yes I’d say so
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The mind does somersaults over what’s happening there
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Love these deers
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The garden ornaments? Yea, great fun
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OMG that tree! My brain is already cooking up something wild!
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Which one? The tree with murderous intent?
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Of course! 🤣
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I love the tree too! But this whole photo journey has me jealous that you have what looks like spring already!
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Not so much then, but this week most assuredly. The rain stopped and instead of overcast we had mist! That’s a sure sign. Also, leafs are erupting all over the place
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