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I used to love these when I was little . They always looked soft and fluffy lol
ReplyDeleteI love them too Jilly, brave heralds of Spring!
ReplyDeleteLamb's tails! Are they also called catkins or am I getting my childhood memories mixed up?
ReplyDeleteLe printemps arrive!!! Even if it's mid winter it's great to see signs of life again.
ReplyDelete@LearnerMother - not heard them called Lamb's Tails in ages - it is such as apt description. Yes they are the catkins of hazel trees.
ReplyDelete@Phoebe - le printemps may be getting nearer but I do suspect winter may still have something up it's sleeve - we've hardly had any frosts so far and no snow. I am therefore enjoying these early spring flowers as much as I can whilst I can!
Ahh this definitely makes me think of spring! Great photo too, I like the colour of the catkins against the sky.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jess - yes dreaming of Spring here too although it could be a way off just yet! I had wanted to take this photo on a sunny day but actually think it works better on a cloudy one.
ReplyDeleteCatkins! I used to love stroking these...I was a strange child :)
ReplyDeletei love seeing these its a sign that spring is coming
ReplyDelete@HodgePodgeDays - not strange at all - I still do stroke them!!
ReplyDelete@Helen - and let's hope winter doesn't have too many nasties left to throw at us.
I've noticed them flowering already which is completely crazy for January! Nothing else is ahead here though, snowdrops in bud but not in flower yet. It's a strange winter. :-)
ReplyDelete@Mandy - I have seen all sorts of odd early things - leaves budding, Muscovy ducks laying eggs, butterflies and today we got a frost of -4 degrees! Some snowdrops are in bud, others are not even showing through yet. As you say, it is a very strange winter.
ReplyDeleteGreat Macro.
ReplyDeleteThank you - bot quite in the same league as your ducks taking off photo though!
ReplyDeleteI love these, we have some in our garden too. Hopefully Spring is coming!
ReplyDelete@Charly The countryside round here is full of hazel trees all full of lovely catkins. So pretty. I still worry Winter may be holding something back for us - like more of the frost we have had for the last two mornings!
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