On my walk today I,

I have mown my drying-green for the first time this year, although the grass was really too wet.

Before I started the neighbour's cat came into my garden and managed to get my queenie cat to come and play, which she doesn't always want to being three years older than him.

Lovely photo 🥰

Gran22boys

tanith

I saw lambs running and playing and bleating when they'd lost mum, there was a very bright yellow field in the distance which I think is rapeseed, the 2 wind turbines were turning like billyo in the distance. Lots of dandelions beside the path and a new path in the process of being installed, I walked 2 miles. Lots of birds singing but I can't identify them.

Tanith and everyone - Please download the Merlin app which identifies birds singing. It’s brilliant. I put it on every time I go out walking. Very simple to use. AI at its best.

Gran22boys -we use that App too, isn't it brilliant? It is so surprising when you find out there's a bird you don't hear often...Lovely.

The bluebells were out in the woods here, always a joy.

I saw bluebells starting to come out. Three lovely male mallard ducks in. A stream and a rabbit.
Heard lots of birds and had a walk round a very old churchyard with some interesting headstones dating back to 17 and 18 hundreds.

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On a sunny day last week I walked in the wooded area around the pool close to my house.

Thank you all for those lovely writerly pieces about your own area - enjoyed the photos, too More please!

Mcm5 you're welcome. Glad that it brought you some happiness!

I love the word Burn it has such a gentle sound.

We just have a small park near us but could still hear the birdsong and evidence of nests being built. There were 3 flowering cherry trees in full bloom. Unfortunately, the high winds were whipping many of the petals down but they looked like beautiful confetti which was appropriate as we were going to our nieces wedding this afternoon. The council were granted some money and they have planted 6 more trees and even though very young they were starting to flower.
We just have a small patch of bluebells fortunately this year no one had picked them and the Daisies and Dandelions looked lovely.
Nature is wonderful.

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I’ve a very sore back and so my old boy has been away in Scotland visiting his brothers without me. Meanwhile I’ve been walking round the block to keep moving. This glorious camellia in a front garden further along my road made me . Then I arrived back home and looked at the rather weedy looking specimen in my own front garden!

Took time to enjoy the beautiful heather collection in the park

I hope you can see him? A majestic Great Blue Heron seen on my walk today. Commonly seen here in BC Canada but always a joy to watch.

On my walk today I decided to do around of the tree lined avenues where I live. The gardens and trees are well established and, as you walk past them, wallflowers, blue bells and pink Japanese cherry blossom greets you. But, the best part of the walk was a lady with her granddaughter who must have been about two. She had a little basket and was sitting down picking up the little blossoms which had fallen off the tree and putting them in her basket. I came back about twenty minutes later and she was still sitting there with grandma patiently waiting while she explored every little leaf. She showed me a little bud in her tiny fingers and grandma said: I think she is going to be a botanist. I answered: Are you putting that in your little basket? It was a lovely scene. Such a sweet child.

I have just downloaded the Merlin app. Wow!! Thanks to those who suggested it. Standing in my garden it picked up blackbird (very vocal at the moment), robin, blue tit and great tit, house sparrow and dunnock, chaffinch and even a Canada goose. It must have very good 'ears' to pick up the latter because I couldn't hear that at all. I am looking forward to doing a walk to our local bluebell wood later today because I shall find out what birds are singing on the way there.

Lovely uplifting post everyone. Beautiful small bluebell wood for me on Thursday with a friend who was visiting. So uplifting- sorry, I’ve used the word twice! Also cowslips and celandines. Loved the mention of ladies smocks - a favourite from childhood, not seen any yet this year, or for a while come to think of it. Everything’s so early - bluebells and cowslips not usually until May. The icing on the cake would be the cuckoo. Anyone heard it yet?

I don’t know what these are. There was a drift of them in a little woodland yesterday. They are so delicate and cheery.

I think they’re a species of erythroniums - a kind of lily.

Yes, I too think they are erythroniums a.k.a. trout lilies.

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Now my old boy has returned from his Scottish jaunt I’m able to enjoy a wee wander a bit further from home. So we walked around our local nature reserve yesterday, with bluebells and birdsong all around. It was good for my soul as well as my poor aching back.
Thanks for starting this lovely cheering thread, MiniMoon

I've not seen a field of bluebells for absolute years, so these lovely photos have brought back happy memories of me with Mum and Dad walking through the bluebells.

This kind of gentle and beautiful thread is what Gransnet does so well. Thank you all.

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My daughter and i took a walk through a local Bluebell wood, it took my breath away its so beautiful , with the birds singing, dappled sunlight and soft breeze we just sat on a log and took it all in for a while.

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Vibrant blossom and the ancient willow tree in the churchyard yesterday. Then more blossom, brooding skies and a host of golden dandelions in the park this morning. It’s so good to see everything springing back to life. If only my poor back would join the party!

Thanks for posting, that's so beautiful! Also dragonfly46.

And all the other photos too!

Today, on the way back from being pummelled by my chiropractor this afternoon, I passed a field full of lambs and their mummies. The first lambs I’ve seen this year. It made me smile. As it was a quiet road, I stopped the car for a few minutes and enjoyed the scene.