The hawthorn is out in full bloom all along the roads and hedgerows now. It feels to me as if it's been out for a long time - I'm sure we noticed it on a trip to the North in early March, but along the canal banks it's cascading down in falls of blush and cream..
We had a lot of heavy thundery showers this afternoon - the lightning must have been to the front or side of the house, as I didn't see it. I like the smell of warm wet earth after a dry spell!
I love hawthorn, it's so pretty and bright after the bare branches of winter. We had a spectacular hailstorm today with thunder and lightning, about an inch of hailstones fell in a few minutes, I actually thought the car windscreen was going to crack. Amazingly, my little baby seedlings just seemed to bounce back!
ReplyDeleteI think my irises have disappeared. Too much shade. The hawthorne looks splendid adorning those banks.
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