Whilst our gardens are the main focus of our attention, we must not neglect our beautiful surroundings and in particular the bluebells woods and the attendant birdsong. I don’t recall the bluebell woods locally being so stunning when we first moved to Rackham. Clearly some reduction in the overhanging canopy has helped and they are now a common sight in our part of West Sussex.
Below are two short videos from Sarah and Mike; the first is of a walk through bluebell woods and the second that familiar sound of the first cuckoo; although the cuckoo, deservedly, has a bad reputation as a predator of other birds’ nests, it is a true harbinger of summer. That other bell weather, the swallow, has yet to be seen on our telephone wires.
Lilac is one of the trees I remember from my childhood. We had both mauve and white in the garden. This wonderful double white was spotted on Sarah and Mike’s walk. It was gorgeously scented but we will have to take Sarah’s word for that.
Look out tomorrow for some lovely pictures from Jane Joseph, some more bluebell woods and wisteria on Thursday and a recipe from Rhona on Friday.
Best wishes
Rosemary
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