The beginnings of an English Summer
Love them or hate them, you can’t ignore a windmill!
Even a very traditional one
This year, blossom is everywhere
The goslings seem to be thriving
And tulips rule!
Irises are exotic
Wisteria form lovely curtains of lace
Lilac is fragrant
And white blossom scintillates!
On the Moors, flamboyant grasses wave
And in my own garden, something pretty appears
Despite my head still being full of visions of Poland, my days are spent gazing at a very English landscape. Already this year I’ve had breakfast in the garden, one of my favourite aspects of Summer. It’s still only May, and a Bank Holiday weekend, so I shouldn’t be too despondent if the rain has arrived. There’s still plenty of promise, don’t you think?
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Nice flower finds, Jo. The bottom is my favorite. Nice windmill shot too. According to my kids in the energy business, the top isn’t a windmill. It is a wind turbine. 🙂 (I’m still in London)
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I love that clematis, Jim 🙂 You’ll be heading home soon. Safe travels! How was Wales?
I know Jim, but turbine doesn’t sound half so poetic. 🙂
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Most definitely the start of summer … simply gorgeous.
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I love it when the whole of Summer lies ahead, Cee 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
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Your flowers and goslings are far ahed of ours Jo! Wonderful photos as always. I’ve just gotten out of bed so will over promptly for breakfast in your garden. 🙂
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I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re bringing a brolly, Sue 🙂 (and some croissants would be good, please)
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A little liquid water doesn’t scare me off usually. I’ll stop in France and pick up some chocolate filled croissants. 🙂
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Could you leave the chocolate out of mine, please, Sue? I just like them plain with a little knob of butter 🙂
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Oh all right party pooper. Plain it is. 🙂
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Such a lovely guest! 🙂 🙂 Hurry- kettle’s on!
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I love windmills, traditional or industrial. Our flowers aren’t in bloom yet but coming soon.
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I like them both too, Judy (or wind turbines, as Jim correctly points out 🙂 )
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What delightful photos and enjoy your English spring/summer… We all deserve a break after our terrible northern hemisphere winter this year!
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You know, I should never mention the weather- it’s done nothing but rain since Thursday! 😦
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So it’s YOUR fault then!
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It is! It is! At this rate I’ll be glad to escape to Tavira 🙂
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Can I come too 😉
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Ssh, it’s sunny this morning! I might get that walk on the Moors yet 🙂
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How could someone hate a windmill…but I do favor the traditional ones. 🙂 Oh Jo, these are beautiful photos! I love the tulip!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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I’ve seen some wonderful tulips this year, Jill. 🙂 Wishing you a relaxing time!
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Your photos tell me this must be a grand time to visit Jo! I prefer the traditional windmills 🙂
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Don’t aim for the Bank Holiday, Madhu- it always rains! And rains! 😦 No breakfast in the garden this weekend.
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😦 Hope next weekend is nice and sunny.
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Heading to the Algarve on 4th June, so if all else fails… 🙂
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At least you have something to look forward to 🙂 Wouldn’t mind swapping our 39 Celsius for a bit of that rain!
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Beautiful photos of a favorite season. Love them, Jo! 😀
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I love it when all of Summer is waiting, Marion- don’t you? 🙂
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New and old … so beautiful and vivid flowers, nature is so generous, where the goslings seem to be thriving. Lovely post. Have a beautiful Sunday!
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Thank you! 🙂 The forecast isn’t good but I’ll make the best of it. I’ll be home cooking Sunday lunch in any case.
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I can almost smell that lilac from here 🙂
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I’ve got curry smells here- the lads are having Chinese for tea 🙂
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Getting your curry from the Chinese… I ask you! 😉
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It’s my night off cooking- I love it! Would you believe I’m not having any? I met a friend at lunchtime 🙂
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And s/he put you off dinner???
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Not exactly but I’m not a huge eater. Wish I could say the same of drinking, but I’m much more moderate than I was 🙂
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I love the flower photos, very beautiful 🙂 I also personally find wind farms to be quite beautiful in their own way as well!
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I quite like them too- especially set in a field of rape seed. 🙂
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Wonderful blooms – worthy of Chelsea. Weather wet and windy here, too – it seems like forever, but we have had some days of warm sunshine too.
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Chelsea was gorgeous this year, wasn’t it, Viv? I did so enjoy the coverage 🙂
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Your photos are so uplifting….far from damp grey bank holidays!
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Oh, I know! Fortunately I have a contingency plan for today and am hoping for better on Monday, when there’s a nice walk planned. Have a happy weekend, Seonaid. Doing anything special? 🙂
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Nothing planned, I’m sorting out the house and garden after being away up North for the last couple of weeks! Sticky willow has been on a takeover bid in my flower beds, and I have lots of seeds to get planted!
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wonderful, Jo… have a sunny day and a pleasant weekend! cheers, Mélanie
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Grey skies and rain, Melanie, but I have contingency plans 🙂
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Especially like the moors grass…. Thanks, Jo
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I was up there last Monday and it was looking beautiful 🙂 Happy weekend, Ron.
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Looks like a lovely start to summer. I like the contrast between the modern and old windmills.
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They are within a couple of hundred yards of each other, Ann. Wonderful juxtaposition 🙂 Happy weekend!
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The flowers are very beautiful.
Happy summer!
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Thanks, Romi 🙂 You too! Wonderful what you can see just wandering around.
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I live wind farm windmills….can’t understand the resistance, seems a no brainer to me. Anyway *puts soapbox away* lovely photos hope you have a good summer
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Oh, I’m hoping, Christina 🙂 They so often start with a damp Bank Holiday like this one.
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I’ll remember that next time I’m booking a flight back!
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“The flamboyant grasses” – what a lovely phrase! And a beautiful prospect as well. That last flower shot is particularly superb, with its shades of amethyst? plum? lilac? grape? deep mauve? Why do I find colours impossible to name? And beautifully framed by the leaves. I’ve saved these two to savour on my off-day.
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Thanks, Meg 🙂 Are you in transit again today? It’s damp and miserable here and I’m happy to be meeting a friend from ex-Polish classes for lunch.
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Plenty of promise indeed. I’ve missed our summer days so far and eagerly await the first breakfast outside!
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Only one so far, Debs! I missed the second because I was online- a harsh lesson 🙂 🙂 Trying not to get Bank Holiday blues. Enjoy!
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