Ilkeston - Spring Flowers
w/e 19 March 2017
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
A month ago the snowdrops were the early signs of
spring and we saw a whole load of them in Shipley Country Park.
Since then crocuses have flowered and as they begin to fade,
primulas and daffodils are adding more colour to the season.
The following pictures were all captured on various days during
the last couple of weeks.
This colourful display is one of two in the Albion Centre - just
a shame someone has decided to use this one as an ash tray. Spot
the cigarette butt!
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The crocuses are coming to an end now but when I took this photo
at the far end of the Stanton Road Cemetery beyond the wooden
figure of the Ilkeston Giant, they were just opening.
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In a far more prominent position in the town, there has been
a wonderful display as usual along the Bristol Road side of Victoria
Park. Notice the refurbished bandstand in the background.
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This closer look at Victoria Park's crocuses also shows some
daffodils coming into flower.
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There has also been a fine display along Cantelupe Road on 'Illy
'Oleys.
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Looking the opposite way along Cantelupe Road it's easy to see
the hills and holes created by mineral mining in the past that
gave rise to the to the name by which most locals call Chaucer
Old Park.
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There's not much to be said about this one except it's a close
up of some of the purple crocuses seen in the previous image.
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In the town centre the miniature daffodils are now in bloom is
St Mary's Churchyard.
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Primulas like those in the Albion Centre are adding a welcome
splash of colour around the War Memorial on market day.
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There are more primulas flowering in the five beds on the island
at the southern end of Chalons Way still called White Lion Square
although the Square and the White Lion pub disappeared when the
inner relief road was built. Hyacinths have also been planted
in the beds but the crocuses that were between them are dying
off to be replaced by as Wordsworth wrote a host of golden daffodils.
Yes spring is here again.
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