At this time of the year the heather starts to flower, adding a lustrous, purple fuzz to the hilltops. Norland Moor is a great vantage point over Halifax, and is home to an almost uninterrupted sea of heather, accompanied by the sound of thousands of buzzing honey bees.
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Mount Stewart, historical seat of the Marquesses of Castlereagh, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down. Now a National Trust property, the gardens have been immaculately restored to their former glory. Look below at the main house from the Italian and Irish gardens respectively.
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Swathes of bog cotton, or cottongrass, carpeting the hills on a warm summer’s evening. Caught sight of this on the way home and had to snap while the sky was so turbulent. Just lovely.
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Another field coated in buttercups, under a glorious summer’s sun.
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I love cherry blossoms: possibly not as much as the Japanese, but it’s always one of the main changes which herald the true arrival of spring. After a couple of mediocre springs, this year has seen a glorious and very welcome explosion of floral colour in the trees, hedgerows and flowerbeds. Wonderful, unless you suffer from hayfever …
These particular trees are in the elegantly-manicured grounds of Huddersfield Crematorium, and hopefully provide some enjoyment and positivity to those who have to visit the grounds on more sombre occasions.
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It’s been a fairly harsh winter, so it was a welcome sight to stumble across this hidden glade filled with snowdrops in Studley Royal Park. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many snowdrops in one place before … wonderful!
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