Saturday, February 22, 2014

Spring Awakening Oxford Style

The rain has stopped, the sun has come out, and the flood waters are abating. The earth here doesn't know what to make of all of this except to think that is it Spring.  On a walk in Oxford this week I was surprised to see so many plants blooming so early.  February is snowdrop month -- the first flower to bloom in the early Spring here in Oxfordshire.  But this year it seems that everything is trying to bloom at once.  I've never seen such an early Spring.  Here is what I saw just on the grounds of Nuffield College in Oxford. 


 Daffodils


 Wild Geraniums


 English Holly


 Dogwood


 Fuchsia


 Mini Iris


 More Daffodils


 Asia Lilac Tree


And of course, snowdrops!  Happy early Spring!

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