Delicate bluebells, vibrant fields & interesting hedgerows

 

April comes with our woods being filled with bluebells, their delicate stems dancing in the breeze. There are some interesting facts & superstitions associated with bluebells & fairy rings. The sap used to be used in book binding. 

We have been on a few local walks through fields of vibrant yellow rape seed / canola & stopped to take photos of the bluebells nestled next to the hedgerows. 

In places on the field, the rape seed was as tall as I am & being at the same height gives you a heady scent. The flowers attract all sorts of little insects & bugs & when I got back to the car & at home, I found all sorts of things dropping out of my hair. 

Our little wood opposite our house had such interesting clusters of bluebells - blue, pink & white ones in clusters under the trees. 

Nature has the best colours under the dappled light of the emerging leaves in the woods. The woods have English bluebells but we have some Spanish ones in our garden that I do not remember planting, just a little patch under the shrubs. This link helps to identify the two different ones. 

I hope you have time to get out in nature too & to enjoy the calm of forest bathing in the woods - just connecting to nature & birdsongs. 

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment so I can return the visit. 

Dee 🪾🪵🌾💐