A garden in the north
Manchester is a sturdy, handsome city packed with great buildings and urban power. But it’s relatively quick and easy to escape to the country and find green fields, hills and more.
Dunham Massey is a modest stately pile within the boundaries of Greater Manchester. We made a beeline for the formal gardens, which in Spring are bursting with colour. The tulips and rhododendron are out in force, while it’s that special moment of the year when the native bluebells carpet the woods. It’s soothing for the soul and easy to get snap-happy surrounded by these flowers…
Might those poppy heads be chives about to burst? Lovely shots, much appreciated in mid September as fall approaches. I missed this when you posted it; I was in Scotland!
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Oh, you weren’t so far away! I hope our northerly neighbours treated you kindly. And yes, I think you’re right about the chive buds. I’m afraid plant identification isn’t my strongest discipline. I usually give the images abstract titles to veil my ignorance :)
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Lovely photographs – spring is in the air ….. !
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Thank you Noeline. Yes, and we’ve even had a smidge of summer here in the north!
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I still struggle to make a photo of a flower any more than, well, a photo of a flower, but you continually manage to crack it, Mike! Some lovely springtime shots here; it definitely looks like a nice escape from the city! :)
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Much appreciated, Richard. This can involve dirty knees and a few aches afterwards (I’m not getting any younger!) This is a lovely National Trust spot and a huge contrast to big burly Manchester :)
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I’ll have to put my NT card to use, then! And yes, you mind your knees, old chap! ;)
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The ‘snap-happy’ Mike took some beautiful photos!
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Thank you Koos :) Nothing like the tulip fields in the Netherlands…
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The tulips fields in the Netherlands are overrated, they’re only in Lisse 😜
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I prefer to see one or two on their own rather than a vast block of colour. So yes, overrated :)
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I couldn’t agree with you more, Mike!
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