The photos in today's post are just a few I took as I made my way around the sunny gardens around midday..
A little walk down the path, quite a large group of snowdrops were seen in bloom under some low trees.
And a couple of daffodils were threatening to burst out too..
I continued to wander along the path through the Harris Garden, watching and listening to birds as I was going. Nothing out of the ordinary was seen but I did see a few Nuthatches throughout the walk in various places. They really seem to be quite common on campus.
After a quick walk through the garden I decided to head back to walk through the woodland. But first I had a quick look at this flower bed not too far away from the lake in the photo above to see if there were any flowers that had been teased into life by the warm weather we'd been having..
It didn't take too long to spot a few flowering plants, including these, which I think are a variety of primrose but I could be wrong.
Just as I was walking down the path towards the exit I also noticed the reddish blossom on this Persian Ironwood tree really starting to look quite impressive. Apparently the blossom should appear in late February and last about a month.
So that pretty much concludes my relatively brief wander round the Harris Garden on campus on Tuesday. I would have liked to have walked around for a bit longer but I had a lecture to go to at 2pm so I made my way over to that.
Whilst it's great to see so much colour around even in mid-February, I can't help but think the cold weather we'll be getting over the next few days will be a bit of a shock to the various flowers I've photographed here. Still, these early blooms are a sign of things to come in Spring and I'm sure the whole garden will look quite impressive before too long.
Anyway, I'll leave today's post at that I think. Should be back later this week with more content, but until then have a great week and wrap up warm in this colder weather! :D
3 comments:
It looked and sounded like a very pleasant walk in the sun Joe. It's good that you see Nuthatches there regularly. I don't see them very often at all on my walks which is disappointing. Lovely photos of the Snowdrops and the Daffodils are a very nice promise of Spring :-)
Lovely spring-like post Joe and those Snowdrops are beautiful :-) As you say the weather has really gone downhill since but hopefully this current cold and dull weather won't last to long :-)
PS. Like Jan I am envious of your regular Nuthatch sightings as they are very uncommon in this corner of eastern Yorkshire :-(
Hi Jan and Wold Ranger,
Jan- Thank you and yes it was, enjoyed it a lot. Yes the Nuthatches here are really common, saw another one today near my halls on the way to the library. Thank you, yes the flowers are hopefully a sign of things to come (providing this cold spell moves on quickly)!
Wold Ranger- Thank you very much, yes the Snowdrops brightened up the ground rather nicely. And yeah hopefully this chilly weather will move on quickly. It's been another bitterly cold day here in Reading and no sign of things changing just yet. Still, it is still February so can't complain too much I guess.
Ah yes it seems there is an unusually high number of Nuthatches around here. We don't get as many as this back home in Buckinghamshire either, and that's only about 25 miles away!
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