Bluebell Woods

Today the girls and I are off to see the nearby bluebell woods.   A bluebell wood is a woodland that in springtime has a carpet of flowering bluebells under a leaf canopy.   The thicker the canopy from summer,  the more the normal ground cover is suppressed and the bluebells have their moment of glory in the spring.  

  This just has to be one of the joyful "perks" for living in a rainy, cool climate.   I found out that this woodland wonder only occurs in England, Ireland, Belgium and sometimes in the north of France and the Netherlands.

Here are my pics of our morning stroll in the nearby woods.  

Durham University Bluebell Woods  Photo by Mary M Payne

Durham University Bluebell Woods  Photo by Mary M Payne

Close up of bluebells,  Photo by Mary M Payne

Durham University Bluebell Woods Photo by Mary M Payne

 Cherry blossom Crown     photo by Mary M Payne

Bluebell Woods Durham University   photo by Mary M Payne

Zelda and Leslie, Bluebell woods   photo by Mary M Payne

Bluebell woods with Zelda    photo by Mary M Payne