A week of warm sunshine has really kick-started the spring flowers - and it's such a joy to see them. These pictures were taken in the grounds of Keighley's Cliffe Castle Museum, which has grassy slopes awash with daffodils...
and some magnolia blossom too. The star magnolia (magnolia stellata) is a bright white and reminds me of fireworks. There was also a huge, mature magnolia (soulangeana - the pink and white type) in bloom. They always look stunning against a blue sky. Magnolias here in the UK are, however, very vulnerable to frost and with a cold snap forecast those waxy blossoms may soon be shrivelled and brown. So sad.
It appears that Spring was merely teasing us; back to February today!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous magnolia blooms, so fragile!
ReplyDeleteThose are a delight to see.
ReplyDeleteLove the Magnolia flowers. Ours are still several weeks off.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful! Much of our early bloom got zapped by a hard freeze, drat it!
ReplyDeleteWow, spring has really sprung -- or rather bloomed in your part of the world, Jenny.
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