The colours of spring

[Harvestman]

Out and about today, taking a few pictures. When I got back and looked at them, I found I had a nice collections of colour-based pictures.

Everyone associates spring with green

Obviously there were lots of browns

Some whites

Plenty of yellows

An Orange

A blue

And a purple.

I just wish I'd managed a shot of the butterfly that I saw as well.

'Twas a nice day.

 

[Niels]

Beautiful plants. What's the plant in picture 5 and 6? Foxglove? And the last one is that ground ivy?

 

[Harvestman]

Thanks Niels,


Pic 5 is very spiny on the leaf surface, and I can never remember what it is. Possibly bristly oxtongue. Soil is dry limestone grassland there.
Pic 6 is foxglove and nettle
Last pic is ground ivy, yes.

Picture 2 will be really good in a week or so, because it is a field of wild daffodil, something you don't see much any more.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Some really nice shots Mike.

#5 Teasel

 

[Harvestman]

Some really nice shots Mike.

#5 Teasel

Hmm, maybe. Teasel leaves are pointy. Granted there is lots of teasel there, but I think the leaves are a different shape. I see a lot of it at work.

So I disagree with you, but will add that I might be wrong.

 

[Elen Sentier]

what's the blossom ?

 

[Mesquite]

Great pics

Looks like you've got Teasel and Burdock seed heads in the brown pics

 

[copper_head]

Is it Hawthorn (the blossom)?

Great pics Harvestman

 

[Harvestman]

The blossom is plum (uncertain if cherry plum or bullace). Only have cherry blossom and plum blossom at the moment.

Starting to think The Big Lebowski might be right about the teasel in pic 5 though.

Lots of old mullein heads at this site, as there are 3 sorts of mullein present.

 

[dave53]

hi mike can you name all the pics for us numpties out there who know nothing regards dave

 

[Harvestman]

hi mike can you name all the pics for us numpties out there who know nothing regards dave

Short answer: No. Not sure what some of them are.

However...
Green
1. Elder
2. Wild daffodil not yet in flower
3. Don't know - I just liked the colour
4. Cow parsley (probably)
5. Teasel (possibly)
6. Foxglove & nettle
7. Hemlock water dropwork

Brown
1. Don't know. Stem from last year. I should, but I don't. Possibly a greater willowherb. Would like someone to help with this one
2. Horse
3. Head of a greater mullein from last year
4. Hazel catkins
5. Burdock heads

White
1. Sheep
2. Plum blossom

Yellow
1. Lesser Celandine
2. Lichen on oak
3. Daffodil (commercial variety)

Orange
1. Not sure. Suspect willow stems as they bordered a pond, but the pond is manmade so could be something non-native

Blue
1. Germander Speedwell

Purple
1. Ground Ivy

 

[Elen Sentier]

The blossom is plum (uncertain if cherry plum or bullace). Only have cherry blossom and plum blossom at the moment.

Starting to think The Big Lebowski might be right about the teasel in pic 5 though.

Lots of old mullein heads at this site, as there are 3 sorts of mullein present.

I couldn't make up my mind between cherry and plum but was going to go for plum - s'why I asked Ours (neither) not out yet.

 

[Dreadhead]

some cracking shots there