An odd collection of photos from our walk on 4th March 2026. Enjoy
4th March 2026
🔼 Flowering currant, flowering
4th March 2026
🔼 Alder with last year’s fruits (cones) alongside male (yellow catkins) and female (pink catkins) flowers, a rare treat to see close enough in good light for the photo 🔽 Pussy willow
4th March 2026
4th March 2026
🔼 Flowers with leaves, this must be cherry-plums 🔽⏬
4th March 2026
4th March 2026
🔽 Daffs. Everywhere, even amongst the reeds
4th March 2026
4th March 2026
🔼 The reedmace are losing their fluffy seed-carriers, a joy for the birds to use in their nests 🔽 Reeds showing last year’s flowers. The new ones will show up as deep purple
4th March 2026
🔽 A shot that’s reminiscent of the old boatyards
4th March 2026
4th March 2026
Birds 🔼 Immature gull 🔽 Party of widgeon ⏬ A pheasant in a willow tree
4th March 2026
4th March 2026
🔽 I don’t know why that cube is there. Maybe as a counterpoint to the ball atop the brick column? All very geometric!
4th March 2026
Hope you enjoyed.
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crispina kemp 
Very nice!
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Thank you, Chris
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I’ve always had a soft spot for pussy willows. As a child, I remember my mother had a vase of dried pussy willows and silver dollar plants in her bedroom; they looked so fragile yet elegant to me.
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Although we often find pussy willow in display even before Christmas (in sheltered places) yet for me it remains the marker of Spring
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Like Nancy I loved the pussy willows! We have them here, but it has been a good long while since I have seen any- I am going to have to make the search a part of my summer focus!
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Summer? But then you have such different seasons to us with you half-year of winter. Good luck in finding them. Try damp soggy places
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We still have 6 feet of snow on the ground and overnight temperatures in the negatives- so yes here we have to wait for anything beautiful in the way of flowers- or in this case pussy willows.
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Jodi, my parent’s had off-white French provincial furniture in their bedroom. Uber fancy with a cream-colored rug. The vase with pussy willows and silver dollars sat on a mirrored tray with gold filigree on the dresser. I thought it was a magical centerpiece. We have their furniture now, but had it stained mahogany …. more our style.
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I have one piece that used to be Frech Provincial- a chest of drawers/ hutch combination. I antiqued it and it is still lovely!
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Love the bird pics
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I’m always delighted to capture the birds, even if they’re not always in sharp focus
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😍😍😍
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I love these photos 😀
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