Ilkeston - Spring
w/e 03 May 2015
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
Blossom goes by many names including apple, may, cherry, almond
and orange but when it puts in an appearance one thing is certain
- spring is in the air! And these trees by the steps leading
up to the Erewash Museum are a sure sign of spring.
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Trees are blossoming too around the fountain in the corner of
the Market Place where the flag presumably to mark St George's
Day on 23rd April is also still hanging in front of the Sir John
Warren.
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It's worthwhile at this time of year to walk down St Andrew's
Drive to the junction with Oakwell Crescent where the trees on
the triangle of land always put on a fantastic display.
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So good in fact that the blossom deserves a much closer look.
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Not far away on Oakwell Drive tulips and primulas add more colour
to the season.
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The colour continues in the trees on the Recreation Ground.
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From beneath the blossom on another tree, the grass on the bowling
green is looking in good condition ready for what promises to
be a fine season.
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More blossom new leaf growth and bluebells can be seen along
the Manners Link footpath and the bug bear of all gardeners,
the dandelions are growing in profusion.
A more literal "bug" bear is also becoming apparent
again as the weather warms up and this fly on the budding leaf
was soaking up the sun just of the Manners Link.
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Even on the Manners Industrial Estate, there are spring flowers
outside some of the industrial units.
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If you go out looking for signs of spring though, the obvious
place is the park and this is the entrance at the Drummond Road
end of Victoria Park.
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