May Bank Holiday Nature walk

Once May Bank holiday is here and gone we expect the summer to start right away with great weather and blue skies...

Be realistic, look around, the leaves are still tiny, the cherries and apple trees are still blossoming... Even the hawthorns are nowhere ready to bloom, so I say, summer can wait a bit more.

If you take a walk through the countryside you can really feel it very well. The green hasn't arrived yet, not really, the golden winter grasses are still hugging the hills and fields... Some trees are still naked even at the beginning of May, amazing this is spring for you in Ireland.

Just a bit longer, people, May Bank holiday is just over and the summer will be here soon before we know it.

For now lets enjoy the photos from this May Bank Holiday Nature walk 

 

Thanks for walking with me

SPRING in OUGHTERARD

Once Christmas is over I can't wait for spring to arrive. 

I wait impatiently for the first green shoots to appear and that lovely fluffy greenness that wraps everything. It is always better to admire it from a good vantage point and Oughterard has it's perfect view point from the hills in Canrower.

Enjoy my spring view of Oughterard, bring some wellies though if you want to follow in my footsteps because the bogs are always full of water and very treacherous for walking!!

SPRING in OUGHTERARD

OUGHTERARD The Shrubbery in spring

     The Shrubbery is a lovely spot, it is situated along the Clifden road going out of Oughterard, about 5 min walk from the bridge. There are picnic tables,  so in summer this is the perfect place to enjoy the fresh air and to relax among the greenery. It could get pretty busy though if the weather is nice and warm. I have many photos from here so I will divide the Shrubbery photo blog into 4 sections, one for each seasons. 

     I am starting with Spring!

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Thank you for your visit!!

the same place in summer and autumn