Ilkeston - Crocus Time In Victoria Park
w/e 15 March 2015
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
The seasons are slowly changing and although I hadn't
planned to feature Victoria Park this week - I hadn't actually
planned anything specifically for this week - the display of
spring flowers and in particular the superb show of crocuses
this year was enough to persuade me that it would be a shame
to let them disappear without at least one or two photos.
We travelled along Bristol Road several times during the week
and admired the display of spring flowers but on this occasion
we approached Bristol Road seen here between the trees by walking
through the park first.
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One of those trees was a purple leaved plum and it too was showing
signs of spring as it was starting to blossom.
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The flowers stretched in one direction up to the main park entrance
at Drummond Road.
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And in the other direction they followed the edge of the park
to the entrance at the Manners Road end of Bristol Road.
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Looking back into the park towards the bandstand the main colours
were purple and white.
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A closer look at the crocuses showed that many were to open so
we can expect the fabulous display to continue a little while
longer.
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With the pergola in the background the crocuses are supplemented
by snowdrops and the green shoots of daffodils that are still
to flower.
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Photos hardly do justice to the colours of the crocuses but about
half way along Bristol Road the yellow ones make a bold statement
of their own.
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Seen from low level looking into the central area of the park
is probably one of the better ways to appreciate the flowers
and the promise of warmer weather that spring brings.
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We left the park at the Drummond Road end with one last look
over the flower bed at the entrance down Bristol Road and the
carpet of crocuses laid out before us.
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