North and South

White violet flower

A flowering white violet …

Violet flower

… a purple one …

Lesser celandine flower

… and a lesser celandine.

Violet leaf

Leaves of violets (above) and violets together with cranesbill and lesser celandines (below) showing no signs of flowering.

Lesser celandine and violet leaves

The flowers were pictured in south Devon over a month ago. The leaves are of plants growing at a favoured spot by the canal near Castlecroft in the last few days. The southern plants are five or perhaps even six weeks more advanced than their midlands counterparts.

The violets are a different species.