Cinnamon Girl said start it, so here it is.
Post your fav Bluebell Pix here 🙂
Heres one from last year for what we are to expect 🙂
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Thinking about bluebells while I've been out walking and riding the last few weekends. There's lots starting to grow, but a bit early yet.
Today.
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Havent seen any flowering yet, but with last weeks warm weather and more warm forecast later this week it wont be long....
Today. 6 April 2011.
It's really happening Reg 🙂
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Only trouble with early bluebells... is that they go quicker 🙁
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ltheisinger - surely that's not very recent? It looks beautiful and nice dogs too. 🙂
redthunder - a good show there too. 8)
I shall be taking the camera to my favourite bluebell wood, last week only a few were out and there's bound to be more by now.
Keep those pics coming. 😀
Only trouble with early bluebells... is that they go quicker
The good news is, it means that they are not those dodgy Spanish immigrant bluebells.
Saw my first bluebell flowers this year when out riding last night 😆
Be a few weeks up here yet probably about 3-4 the Daffs are just out in full bloom. There's not many old woods near by to me so we don't get loads not like we did at home town by a long shot.
Today 8 April 2011
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My camera is packed and am heading for my favourite bluebell wood tomorrow. 8)
Fingers crossed that I will be overwhelmed. 🙂
Hmmm ... today I visited my favourite bluebell wood and am not really sure what's going on. ❓
Whilst we've enjoyed sunny weather, there has been a chilly breeze around all week varying from northerly to easterly. Bluebells appeared to be either past their best or half dead. Very little perfume too. 🙁
I then headed to some other woods that normally have decent displays and it was a bit of a mixed bag there. Perhaps it's just too early for them in this neck of the woods?
No pics, sorry!
I was in some of the usual haunts for bluebells in my neck of the woods today but many of the plant colonies have been decimated by mountain bikers who have carved new trails straight through them.
Must have been about half a dozen new trails that I saw today that didn't used to be there. Sad to see.
It's sucks when people trample them 🙁 I never ride on them or make any new trails where I know any bluebell glades etc. exist or are likely going to be.
Sometimes, bulb collectors can clear a wood in one sitting.
Roe Deer seem also to be giving them a good kicking as well 🙁
Leigh Woods in Bristol today. Only a few out so far. Give it a week or two and it should be a carpet of blue.
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Not recent, but this year's crop hasn't emerged yet:
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Don't think we have any bluebells here in NZ, and it's autumn anyway. Here's a fave pic of mine from the FoD a few years back:
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From today's ride.
The sky was somewhat overcast and I think that the bluebells aren't at their best yet but I took a few photo's anyway.
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Ooooh, nice pics, beautiful colour. 😀 Can I ask where?
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CG - just off the North Downs, stumbled across them last year so I've been keeping an eye on them recently. Given a bit more time they'll be quite a sight.
Kingsford, near Kinver Edge, Worcestershire on my commute home today.
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They're starting to come out in some of my local woods now.
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shinpads in a bluebell wood !?
Comic fall in Bluebells, I probably spotted a white one :-)... no Bluebells were harmed in this production 😉 well mayby a couple 🙁
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Photo Series Here:
http://southglosmtb.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/bluebell-comic-fall/
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Fat bikes on a trail, whatever next? 😉
redthunder - I could just about make out some tiny singletrack there, it was a legit trail wasn't it? Of course, you were so overcome by the beauty and scent. 😀
Now, be honest, have you, er, 'adjusted' those pics cos they are incredibly vibrant?
C_G
(feeling everyone has better bluebells)
secret downhill run in the FoD
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Just starting to poke through round here (Sussex), you can kind of see some to the right of the trail, crappy photo unfortunately.
Just starting to flower at 100 Acres near Fareham, taken yesterday (15th April.)
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Some from various parts of the Malverns this week
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There is a fine ribbon of track. I'd never ride through Bluebells deliberately.
As for photo tweaks. Most of my pics go throug Picasa and I do a sligh adjust with staruration, colour temp and shadow to show them how I see them on the day as my camera swashes the image out a bit.
Compare the following two and tell me what you think:
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http://southglosmtb.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/bluebell-image-comparison/
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Redthunder, those are lovely pics, where abouts are those woods?
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lovely photos! thanks everyone 😀
redthunder, yes I can see a difference. You do seem to enjoy a great display in Gloucestershire. 🙂
Here's some from today in Hampshire but, again, not at their best. It must be due to the chilly nights and easterly daytime winds. The area I was in is low-lying and does tend to be cooler.
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amazing how they've come on even since yesterday, the perfume from them was over powering at times
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nice bokeh, zokes.... i likes a nice bit o' boke....
Finally arrived in south Warks this week...
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First bluebell of the year for me today
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Hertfordshire bluebells today...and a bicycle
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West Woods, near Marlborough, this afternoon.
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Clumber Park, Worksop
Today on some sweet singletrack on the Chase!
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More from 100 Acres today. The blue haze is getting stronger by the day!
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A little bit of cheek from Saturdays ride, bonus points of you can work out where it is.
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how long were you sat waiting for that Redthunder? Or was it just luck? Nice shot.
Spotted the deer and done a bit sneaking. Fire off a few shots and got one I was happy with.
Slightly planned and a bit of luck and with a compact 🙂
Yesterday evening somewhere in Bristol.....
(Not bad for a phone pic methinks...) 🙂
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Sunday ride Nr. Exton Nr. the South Downs (Rubbish Phone Pic')
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redthunder - super shot! Well done. 8) Interesting how the roe aren't wearing their summer coat yet. On Saturday we watched 3 at Swinley ... or rather they watched us. Didn't run off which is most unusual.
Everyone else - great pics, keep 'em coming!
Crappy camera pics from yesterday evening ...
Top of Church Hill, Findon, Sussex
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North western end of Wepham Woods, between Worthing and Arundel. Apologies for the quality of the pic, it was getting a bit dark by this time. Wepham always gives a fantastic show, but this year looks exceptional. For some reason the flowers at the eastern end of the woods seem to be slower emerging than the west.
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Stanmer Park, Brighton this morning (taken on iPhone);
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Great photo's!
I'm now going to have to go out on my bike to check on my local bluebells (that and it's too nice a day to be in!).
Back from today's Dunley Wood/Old Simms Copse ride and the Bluebells are really looking good.
Lovely big old tree in this photo.
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Wow! More terrific pics. 🙂
Are people finding their local displays as good as previous years? I've been disappointed by some of my favourite haunts. 🙁
Redthunder, whereabouts are your photos taken? I guess North of Bristol, but I don't know the area. Great shots as usual.
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Got some abuse for taking photos of "all the flowers".
Chipperfield/Kings langley Area
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Bit blurry but it was taken at around 6am this morning (in Leigh Woods, Bristol) and the light wasn't great but there were swathes of them everywhere
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A few phone camera shots from todays jaunt.
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redthunder - saw another deer yesterday and in fact it hadn't even seen me, how unusual is that? Still in Winter coat though. Of course in a couple of weeks time the fawns will be born.
Looks like most people's are more advanced than ours, which are only just coming out. Somewhere in the Chilterns yesterday:
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Taken on phone about an hour ago at Stanmer Park (South Downs, Brighton). Had a great ride; softened my rear shock, new Candys, fast smooth trail and beautiful view make for a cracking sesh. Spontaneously took a surprise drop off on the way out of the park and nailed it, I was smiling most of the way home 😀
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Stanmer Park, Brighton:
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Today. Riding with the GF 🙂
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Been out for a while in angemering park estate, remembered today to take the camera
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A few in sunny N Ireland earlier today.
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Not biking... but Field Archery Bluebells.
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and me... [there is a bluebell in the backgroud :-)]
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[/img]Cracking day out riding with the kids, Loads bluebells and sunshine 🙂
taken yesterday on Dumbleton Hill
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