Magnolia flowering

Magnolia flowering

Taken before many magnolia flowers have now been brought down by the recent strong winds.

Maple flowers

Maple flowers

The delicate flowers of this maple are similar in colour to the newly unfolded leaves.

Blackthorn bushes in flower

Blackthorn bushes in  flower

The blackthorn bushes at the edge of Barley Field recently.

Blackthorn bushes in  flower

From a distance, the flowers turned the bushes to a ghostly white.

Blackthorn flowers