Some of the flowers seen on our walk on 18th March 2026, and a surprise at the end. Come enjoy this glorious feast for your soul and your eyes…
🔽⏬ Is it any wonder these early flowering plants have found their way into our gardens
18th March 2026
🔼 Forget-me-knot, the first ones I’ve seen this year 🔽 Daffodils, as if I need say
18th March 2026
18th March 2026
🔼 Primroses 🔽 This mauve form is restricted in distribution (I know a few places where it grows)
18th March 2026
18th March 2026
Violets 🔼 white and 🔽 violet forms
18th March 2026
18th March 2026
Two that have remained ‘wild’ 🔼 Red deadnettle 🔽 Butterbur, a lover of boggy stream edges
18th March 2026
18th March 2026
🔼 So difficult to identify the many species of the plum family. But though I see no thorns, neither do I see leaves so I’ll guess at black thorn, aka quick thorn, mother of sloes 🔽 And which willow does this belong to? We’ll just say pussy willow aka Sallow
18th March 2026
18th March 2026
Seeds! Oh yes they are. 🔼 The wonderful fluff of Old Man’s Beard aka Traveller’s Joy aka Clematis vitalba 🔽 Mistletoe berries. How many kisses await you here?
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And now for your surprise. Butterflies!
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🔼 Peacocks 🔽
18th March 2026
Hope you enjoyed. It really was a glorious walk!
crispina kemp 
lovely
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Thank you, Wolfgang
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My pleasure❤️
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💖
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my pleasure dear Crispina
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🙏💖
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What a beautiful bouquet of flowers, Crispina. I will forever love forget-me-nots best but you have shared a lovely group. And that butterfly! Wow!
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And next week… yay, I know what I’ve got for you
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You tease!
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Of course 😂🥰
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🥰
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How gorgeous… all of them. What a lovely walk you have had, Crispina!
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Glorious, it was. And after all that gloomy weather!
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Beautiful butterflies. 🦋
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Love to see these early butterflies even though they can be a bit battered with having hidden away for the winter
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I haven’t seen any over here.
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East Anglia (where I live and where I walk) has quite a mild climate (most years!)
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How nice.
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💖💖💖
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I thought I was awash in color- and then you brought me the brilliantly adorned butterfly! What a great week in photos!
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Yea. It was brilliant. And it really is such a beautiful walk
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That butterfly! WOW!! 😍
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Slightly damaged from overwintering, but Wow, yes
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So lovely and bright!
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An accurate portrayal of the day. It was glorious
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😊
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