A collection of blossoms etcetera seen along the way on 16th April 2026. Enjoy
16th April 2026
🔼 Bird cherry 🔽 Wild cherry
16th April 2026
16th April 2026
🔼 Apples and 🔽 pears (I think)
16th April 2026
🔽 Blackthorn, almost over now
16th April 2026
16th April 2026
Not blossoms 🔼 The pinkish-brown newly birthed leaves of the Black poplar hybrid 🔽 the ‘catkins’ of the osier willow
16th April 2026
16th April 2026
Spring flowers 🔼 stitchwort 🔽 primrose
16th April 2026
16th April 2026
The common 🔼 ground ivy, it gets everywhere 🔽 and not so common early purple orchid, a delight for our eyes
16th April 2026
🔽 And of course, bluebells
16th April 2026
16th April 2026
Now for the butterflies, two of the less common ones 🔼 orange-tip 🔽 and comma
16th April 2026
Hope you enjoyed. We certainly did!
More photos next week
crispina kemp 