Monday, April 28, 2008

campion and martins




campion is beginning to flourish again, turning a darker pink as the sun gets stronger during the year. The little white fur collar in the middle of the flower is characteristic.

And our house martins are back. I share that strange sense of anxiety at this time of the year that they will not return and that will be the beginning of the end (see Simon Barnes in the Times on Saturday) but hooray for optimism and the struggle for life.

1 comment:

Tara said...

Beautiful shots, read the Times story about the martins! My favorite--the bluebell-that should be framed!