today I just thought I would share a few photos taken one gorgeously warm evening last week.
The boys and I had been hiding from the heat for most of the day. Mr BM had been working in it, but he was happy to head out to the park with us, bless him.
This country park is a regular destination for us and I love to see it changing with the seasons..........
The marginal plants around the lake were beautifully lush and the Purple Loostrife added a splash of colour to all the green.
It's a relatively new park. Back in the 1990's, when we first visited, it was all very open and had no large trees. It's wonderful to see it looking so established (and very well cared for by staff and many willing volunteers ) these days....
There are so many lovely wild flowers this year, more than I can remember seeing before.......
Ragwort, Dock flowers and Wild Carrot
Here come the Swans gliding gracefully trough the water towards us......
The Cygnets are getting big............
I wish we had some food for them , but I'm sure they must be well fed by other visitors......
We leave the lake and I wander about looking for the perfect Wild carrot flower........
When the wild carrot has finished flowering the heads turn in on themselves, making what looks like a little birds nest..........
It was still very warm,and while I was slowly pottering among the flowers Mr BM was playing football with the boys. It made me feel tired just to look at them ...........
I loved the pink reflections in the water and I loved our simple family outing on such a perfect summers evening........
Jacquie x
The simple things ... Oh,the simple things. They really do add up to Peefection. I love your photography so much. Have you heard of the site " Shoot Fly Shoot" a friend recommended it.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think I've come across wild carrot before, what a pretty plant. That gate is lovely too - thanks for sharing your wonderful evening :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely views, I especially like the sunset ones. What a great day out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful scenery. I am quite jealous that you have such a wonderful place near you :-) Though I must admit that the park I go to with my dogs isn't bad either :-)
ReplyDeleteWell now I thought I pretty much had my wild flowers covered but I've never heard of a wild carrot flower before - will certainly be looking out for that one! Looks like a memorable evening - I think simple pleasures are often the best - I bet you had some wonderful images in your head as you nodded off that night! Have a lovely week x Jane
ReplyDeleteYour pictures of the birds and flowers are beautiful. I really like the carved gate. Such a wonderful family time!
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Oh, how perfect. We live in Pennsylvania, USA, but we have same climate and flowers as you! I love the local name for wild carrot: Queen Anne's Lace! Instead of swans, there are Canada geese on our pond in the park :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and a stunning sunset.
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What a lovely walk in gorgeous surroundings. I loved the shot of the gate, such a contrast to the football going on! xx
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Love all those wildflowers. The wild carrot flower is beautiful. I haven't seen it before and it was interesting to see and to know what it does! Thanks for sharing your pretty part of the world!
ReplyDeleteVisiting your blog brings me great joy, Jacquie! Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your life in this format...appreciating life and the beauty around us...being creative and inspiring others to be as well :) [Addressing us as "Lovelies" is bound to bring out the best in us!]
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Looks like you had a great evening. Lets hope we get a few more like it before Summer disappears. It's been grey and miserable here today. But we had a nice meal out and went to the cinema which was fun. X
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Jacquie, love the carrot flower 'birds nest'.......a picturesque place to visit.
ReplyDeleteJust love the flower edged pics of the lake......
I menat to comment on your last post....your skirt looks great and lining the pockets what a great idea, clever you.
Perfect Summer for such a lovely skirt too....
Claire X
Beautiful pictures, especially the wild carrot 'nest' - I've never seen one of those before!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog and looking at your photos. These are stunning! Like another lady I have never heard of wild carrot and I thought I was pretty well up on wild flowers, they are beautiful. Also I was interested to read from the American lady that it's Queen Anne's Lace, now that I have heard of but didn't know what it looked like. I wonder if you can buy seeds? I shall have to look into that.
ReplyDeleteYour swans and cygnets are so lovely. We live next door to a park, no swans but mallards and moorhens. We are thrilled that a female duck has taken to having a bath in our birdbath, she only just fits in it when she starts splashing about and leaves it very muddy :)
Here's a pic if you're interested
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151642046294931&l=9262727768
Thank you for taking time to post all these lovely things.
Marje
Awww, such a lovely photo, thanks for the link :0)
DeleteHi Linda,What a lovely park!!!And to see it develop and grow must be so special!!!!Love the little gate!!!!Have a cool and happy weekend!!!
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AMarie
Beautiful Mother Nature! Thank you for sharing your lovely pics and thoughts once again Jacquie!
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Que bellísimas fotos, me han entrado unas ganas terribles de coger un billete de avión!
ReplyDeleteA perfect way of spending a summer family evening.
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Jacquie what fabulous photographs, I love them. The colours are wonderful, thanks as always gor an interesting post, love your blog Jacquie
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Dorothy
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Lovely photos again Jacquie. I'm like you, I always feel guilty if I don't have anything for the birds. I always feel like I've let them down.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your next posting!
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I've never seen wild carrot before; how sweet is the little pink flower in the centre?
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The flower is not wild carrot it's Queen Anne's lace and it's not edible.. Wild carrots are similar without the pink flower.. Look it up, before someone gets sick :(
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