'Daffy-down-dilly has now come to town
With a petticoat green and a bright yellow gown.'
With a petticoat green and a bright yellow gown.'
Indeed, there were numerous varieties of daffodils in bloom in the little Hirst Wood Nature Reserve, making it all look very cheerful.
We've had so much rain for months, so to be able to take a walk in the dry and with late afternoon sunshine brightening the scene was very pleasant. The newly-laid canal towpath is open again, at least temporarily. The black tarmac surface is apparently only the undercoat and, when the weather is drier, they will lay a buff-coloured topping of gravel chippings.
It may be that people haven't realised the path is open again, as there were many fewer people walking that way than there would usually be. In fact, for a few moments, as I gazed down the canal from the top of the lock, I could not see another soul.
I love that last shot along the canal. No daffodils here yet and it is really cold today so we won't be seeing them for a while yet.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see flowers again after the winter :)
ReplyDeleteSuch abundant little bright flowers. In that first shot there are some huge blossoms that remind me of much smaller Lenten Roses. Do you know what they are?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light on the canal!
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