Posted on February 8, 2026
Well, spring must be on its way: the geese are returning from warmer climes and the daffodils are shooting, but the first new flowers in the garden are on the rosemary bush in our herb bed.

Cellpic Sunday 8 February 2026
Category: Flowers Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, Flowers, rosemary, Spring
Posted on March 16, 2025
Seasonal stirrings…(although it was snowing this morning).

Category: Flowers Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Buds, Cellpic Sunday, Spring
Posted on April 14, 2024
The crown of this London Plane tree is showing the first signs of new growth.

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: #cellpicsunday, Cellpic Sunday, leaves, London Plane, Spring, Trees
Posted on February 9, 2024
We’re getting towards the cusp of winter and spring now, and already new life is stirring in the undergrowth, as evidenced by the buds appearing on this blackthorn bush.
I decided to try and make a virtue of my inability to get sharp focus with the camera on my smartphone by taking advantage of the bokeh that this image provided (I say ‘bokeh’, you could reasonably say ‘blur’).

Posted on April 1, 2022
Spring is upon us, and in a field next to our local déchetterie (recycling point) here are the lambs to prove it.

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Lambs, Sheep, Spring, The Last Photo
Posted on March 31, 2022
A sure sign that spring is on its way: budding wisteria.

Posted on February 24, 2021
The good news is that the daffodils are back.
The bad news is that so are the weeds.

Category: Flowers Tagged: Daffodils, Flowers, fpj-photo-challenge, Renewal, Spring, Tuesday Photo Challenge
Posted on January 15, 2020
Although this winter has been very mild (so far at least), it’s still too early to say that Spring has arrived, so here is a bud emerging from the soil in years gone by

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring
Category: Flowers Tagged: Buds, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flowers, Spring
Posted on May 7, 2016
A new bud emerges from the earth as springtime arrives.

Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Bud, Earth, Flowers, New Life, Spring, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge
Posted on February 20, 2016
In 2014 I set myself a project to record the passing seasons by every month taking a photograph of the field behind our house, from the same point of view. This week’s Photo Challenge provides an ideal opportunity to show the results.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Seasons
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge Tagged: Autumn, Rural, Seasons, Spring, Summer, Timelapse, Weekly Photo Challenge, weeklyphotochallenge, Winter