Ilkeston - Spring Awakening
w/e 06 February 2022
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Kodak DX6490
Green shoots have appeared
in the garden so we decided to see if spring was about to waken
from its slumbers elsewhere in the town.
A good place to start is always Victoria Park.
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And indeed a clump of snowdrops had already pushed through the
autumnal leaves near Manners Road.
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The central beds have been planted and a few colours on the flowers
are beginning to show.
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There is no sign of blossom on the trees on the Bristol Road
side of the park yet but the twisted trunks and branches are
creating some interesting patterns. Soon the ground here will
be awash with daffodils and crocuses.
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And towards the top end of the park alongside Bristol Road, more
snowdrops are adding a bit of contrast to the green of the grass.
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We left the park via the gates at the corner of Bristol Road
and Drummond Road and primulas in the beds here are adding a
little more spring colour.
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The same can be said of the bed on Oakwell Drive near the entrance
to the Recreation Ground.
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We made our way to the cemetery on Stanton Road where the Ilson
Giant has been keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings all
winter.
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Early crocuses at the far end of the cemetery have already put
in an appearance in the open ground.
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But it's in the shelter of the headstones near the entrance that
the snowdrops are at their most plentiful. Yes its still only
early February but spring is starting to awake.
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