tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post1644894331026815976..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: To Woods....Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-40230320586315018902020-05-03T18:51:58.656+01:002020-05-03T18:51:58.656+01:00Dear Mary - it has been the same here. We have had...Dear Mary - it has been the same here. We have had no rain during the whole of April, and the sun has shone during the month more than at any other time ever, according to records. I can't help thinking that it is all to do with the lack of vehicles on the roads, planes in the sky and factories billowing out their various toxic fumes.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35935824987036174352020-05-03T14:50:21.829+01:002020-05-03T14:50:21.829+01:00Dearest Rosemary - I read this when you published ...Dearest Rosemary - I read this when you published and because I was overwhelmed by homesickness - for true English bluebell woods - I forgot to write a comment!!! Sorry dear. These woodland scenes are so beautiful - and the orchid just a lovely extra. Yes, the years are fleeting and I'm wondering how many Springtimes I will be blessed with. This one, despite the circumstances brought by the virus, is actually the loveliest I can recall in this area - I'm enjoying it so much!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-10372516315309924962020-04-30T14:26:15.562+01:002020-04-30T14:26:15.562+01:00Housman's words are so true - time is of the e...Housman's words are so true - time is of the essence. Hope all is well with you.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89564594752689874562020-04-30T10:47:24.955+01:002020-04-30T10:47:24.955+01:00I too would definitely go for a walk in the wood t...I too would definitely go for a walk in the wood to see this glorious sight every year of my life if I were lucky enough to have a bluebell wood nearby !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9731672637765895632020-04-29T19:47:23.226+01:002020-04-29T19:47:23.226+01:00Alpine meadows are beautiful - I have been in them...Alpine meadows are beautiful - I have been in them too in Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Hope you get to fulfil you dream one day.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-60563513828504655592020-04-29T19:45:39.557+01:002020-04-29T19:45:39.557+01:00🌷🌷Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41639348376826164882020-04-29T15:46:13.048+01:002020-04-29T15:46:13.048+01:00Have never seen a bluebell woods (and probably won...Have never seen a bluebell woods (and probably won't this lifetime.) But I did see an alpine meadow once in Glacier National Park in the Rockies...so I dream of summersaulting in the wildflowers...a daydream that's very pleasant.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86129506587735955692020-04-29T14:07:28.325+01:002020-04-29T14:07:28.325+01:00Dearest Rosemary,
We do have the Spanish bluebells...Dearest Rosemary,<br />We do have the Spanish bluebells: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2011/04/scilla-campanulata-spanish-blue-bells.html<br />Also these wood hyacinths but they are light in color: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2011/04/hyacinthoides-hispanica-excelsior.html<br />Your Early Purple Orchids are a treasure!<br />ENJOYMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-52081660812155538552020-04-29T11:01:25.091+01:002020-04-29T11:01:25.091+01:00I meant the trees are more mature really. When I v...I meant the trees are more mature really. When I visited my wood last week, the bluebells were beginning to turn.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89891877405115153292020-04-29T09:28:19.588+01:002020-04-29T09:28:19.588+01:00You may recall that I took Australian blogger, Wen...You may recall that I took Australian blogger, Wendy, to a local bluebell wood two years ago, and that was around the end of the first week in May and then they were just coming into their own. This year they will be completely finished by the end of this week.<br />There was such a lovely clump of these Early Purple Orchids and they were so tall and such a wonderful shade of purple. The ones that grow on our Common are paler, which I suspect is mainly due to the fact that they do not have a tree canopy overhead.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85325112354100703542020-04-29T09:21:13.757+01:002020-04-29T09:21:13.757+01:00I was really pleased to see such lovely specimens ...I was really pleased to see such lovely specimens - there were at least a dozen of them flowering together. <br />We have loads of them growing on the Common around our home throughout the whole year - at least 20 different varieties.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69378370070437325682020-04-29T09:18:51.125+01:002020-04-29T09:18:51.125+01:00Happy that they have.Happy that they have.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37067571004971217172020-04-29T09:18:36.030+01:002020-04-29T09:18:36.030+01:00No rain here either Bob except for yesterday which...No rain here either Bob except for yesterday which was very welcome as the soil is like concrete.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71051499702734798052020-04-29T09:17:48.989+01:002020-04-29T09:17:48.989+01:00So would I.So would I.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84624910590842794742020-04-29T09:17:14.921+01:002020-04-29T09:17:14.921+01:00Thank you Maria.Thank you Maria.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-544846257529920442020-04-29T09:16:50.398+01:002020-04-29T09:16:50.398+01:00Dear Mariette - it is my understanding that our lo...Dear Mariette - it is my understanding that our local bluebells - Hyacinthoides non-scripta do not grow in the States, but that the Spanish bluebells - Hyacinthoides hispanica do grow in parts of the States. <br />The Spanish ones that grow here are in fact a menace and threat to our native ones as they are more vigorous and given the chance will hybridise with them and change their genetic makeup thus diluting their characteristics, weakening them and potentially evolving into something else. <br />I was thrilled to find so many lovely Early Purple Orchids.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-48084133569903910272020-04-29T08:43:55.413+01:002020-04-29T08:43:55.413+01:00It is always a treat to see your fabulous bluebell...It is always a treat to see your fabulous bluebells Rosemary. And with the purple orchids as well, the sight must be glorious. How heavenly to see that on a rambling walk.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5529445709581554282020-04-29T07:14:31.697+01:002020-04-29T07:14:31.697+01:00how lucky to see an orchid like this, so beautiful...how lucky to see an orchid like this, so beautiful, I have only ever seen one growing wild in 25 years and not this lovely purple colour - I bet you were excited to find it.Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-61468327123620569502020-04-29T00:36:10.799+01:002020-04-29T00:36:10.799+01:00Oh, those bluebells are wonderful and bring back l...Oh, those bluebells are wonderful and bring back lots of memories.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71897090189384342472020-04-29T00:19:14.414+01:002020-04-29T00:19:14.414+01:00Lovely photos. I have a garden full of bluebells b...Lovely photos. I have a garden full of bluebells but they have yet to appear so we are weeks behind you. Also it's not rained here for almost a month, unusual for April.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62348978021164298522020-04-28T23:39:01.698+01:002020-04-28T23:39:01.698+01:00I miss not being able to see wildflowers in the Sp...I miss not being able to see wildflowers in the Spring (or any other part of the year). I grew up in a rural area and was surrounded by them as a child.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55255418436350276412020-04-28T22:10:18.030+01:002020-04-28T22:10:18.030+01:00With spring all nature is reborn and flourishes. W...With spring all nature is reborn and flourishes. What beautiful flowers, wonderfully captured. Thank you for coloring our look.<br />All the bestMaria Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339088623806572344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69549547684733671342020-04-28T19:08:48.125+01:002020-04-28T19:08:48.125+01:00Dearest Rosemary,
Wish we would have such a magic ...Dearest Rosemary,<br />Wish we would have such a magic blue haze in our area. Never seen any here in Georgia.<br />The Early purple orchid is also a charm!<br />Great photos and glad you could enjoy them once again.<br />Hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-38921878572998309972020-04-28T17:54:23.494+01:002020-04-28T17:54:23.494+01:00I am sad to learn that you do not have a bluebell ...I am sad to learn that you do not have a bluebell wood within walking distance John because I know how I would feel if I was in the same situation. You must make up for it next year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-34372203553620105412020-04-28T17:47:28.599+01:002020-04-28T17:47:28.599+01:00Happy that you enjoyed seeing them.Happy that you enjoyed seeing them.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com