More Signs of Spring.

The days are certainly getting longer and there are spells of warm sunshine in amongst the very wet and the very cold ones. But the spring flowers start to bloom all the same. On our latest walk around the environs of Coniston we counted fourteen different wild flowers in bloom. At this time of year the number seems to go up overtime we go out.

Here are a few of the ones we saw yesterday.

The woods don't look much like spring yet, but the flowers are definitely coming through.

The primrose. If snowdrops are an indication that spring is on it's way then the primrose is confirmation. It's always exciting to see the first one of the year.

Blackthorn, or Sloe. A beautifull blossom and a vicious thorn!

Opposite leaved golden saxifrage. A very small flower, but worth a close look.

A beautiful white violet, they always flower before the darker coloured ones.

Wild strawberry, with a promise of summer fruits to come.

Flowering recurrent, not a wild flower, a garden escapee, but I couldn't resist it.