Tuesday 7 February 2023

One Morning In February


If you're passing along the minor road towards the hamlet of Frog End on an early spring morning, and you happen to spy a bike leaning against a tree, right beside a gate where a footpath leads through a tiny wood, you can be sure that it's reached that time of year once again. A time when an aging man from a neighbouring village pedals laboriously this way to take a few photos to try to lift hearts and perhaps raise a little tide of jealousy among a handful of people scattered across some of the world's less temperate climes. Yes, it's snowdrop time in Southern England!

































Take care.


32 comments:

  1. Oh my.
    Oh my, oh my, oh my.
    Thank you - and yes my eyes are glowing green.

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  2. Gosh John - those are such delightful photos of snowdrops - so good to see. One morning ... such a great post - thank you - cheers Hilary

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  3. These flowers are truly dazzling

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  4. So beautiful and cheering to see this morning:)

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  5. My first thought was you haven't locked the bike up but the open gate just invites you in. A glorious spread of snowdrops and worth waiting for to uplift the heart. Thank you for the glimpse of a future into the New Year.

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  6. Mission accomplished, John. Spirits lifted here!

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  7. Stunning captures, John! S

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  8. Stunning images, a joy to see!

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  9. WintersEndRambler7 February 2023 at 14:02

    Ooh...be still my beating heart...beautiful photos.

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  10. Fabulous photos, John! What a treat for you to see. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  11. Thank you for taking that bike ride in order to take these lovely photos. Gives me hope for spring.

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  12. Ah spring is truly arriving there. It is so wonderful to see all of this beauty. Thank you.

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  13. These photos are all calendar worthy! Which is a compliment. Thanks from North Carolina. Just stupendous to have such a great gathering of them!

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  14. Great set of photos. I guess the old man got home so he could work on his photos.

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  15. Absolutely stunning! This heart is definitely gladdened and more than a wee bit jealous. Thank you.

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  16. Beautifully photographed, John.

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  17. Wow! I am speechless! Beautiful.

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  18. What beautiful photos and such beautiful flowers. Our flowers don't bloom until May so I shall have to make do with yours.

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  19. Your photographs of snowdrops John defy description John - they speak for themselves.

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  20. Merece la pena pedalear hasta allí y más si el tiempo es de primavera, ya no hace frío y el campo se llena de esas hermosas flores, que merece la pena fotografiar.

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  21. Well you've certainly made me jealous! Those are incredible!

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  22. Whag a stunning display of snowdrops. I saw some in St James's park, central London yesterday and thought I was lucky to see so many. But you seem to have found snowdrop central and yes I am jealous.

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  23. Those are beautiful photographs that 'Old Bloke' has taken.

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  24. Oh my gosh. I feel the need to be inside those pictures. How lovely! A reminder of what is to come. I look out at the gray day unfolding outside my window, and remind myself of what is to come. Thanks for that.

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  25. That is amazing. I have never seen so many Snowdrops before and they are so beautiful. Great shots too.
    I saw some sprouts of Winter Aconite poking through the ground this morning.

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  26. Beautiful..I hear that they are showing above ground even in Edinburgh!
    Nice bike ride too...

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  27. Amazing, especially the last picture!

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  28. Thank you John. Yes, you did make me jealous. I don't recall seeing a display like that even when I still lived in England.

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  29. Oh, oh, oh, the joy and beauty of snowdrops! Wonderful photography!

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