#lockdownchallenge21

Flower 30 - Purslane 🌸 Don't focus on the blurry flower (I obv didn't 😁) Look at the back of the perfectly focused flower in the background, the detail in the leaves 😂 🌸 I had hoped that the cuckoo flower would open her pink petals yesterday but a visit to each of the sites and they are tantalising close to bursting but... not yet. 🌸 So I was really pleased to trip over this wee beauty in the woods. 🌸 #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #pink #flowers #flowerpower #ifyougodowntothewoodstoday (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFXAqppPfh/?igshid=1d9ihd33fffbo

Flower 29 - Dog's Mercury 🍃 So tiny, I almost passed this by but look closely and you'll see it is certainly flowering 🍃 #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #tinyflowers #flowerpower (at Crieff) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAYzm5pVB2/?igshid=1osx46wpdyc7q

Flower 27 - Wood Anemone 🌼 A lovely carpet of these in a local woodland walk. 🌿 The entry in Richard Mabey's Flora Britannica always makes me chuckle as he mentions that children have been known to mishear this as Wooden Enemies. ⚔ #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #woodanemone #woodenenemies #spring #springflowers #flowerpower (at Crieff) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAWTw3JSxF/?igshid=1hsdagnp46vke

#plantadventurers how is your local Willow looking? 🌿 The tiny furry pussy paws near me gave taken a stretch, gone all fluffy and are starting to turn yellow with pollen ✨ #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #springisintheair (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM62Tv4J19Q/?igshid=1vbynbrkqqz2w

Flower 25 - Hellebore 🌸 Still in the garden so I'm happy to be corrected if this is not, in fact, a hellebore. 😬 The domestic garden is the latest of my #plantadventures so I'm still on an upwards learning curve. 📚 I have an eye on a few hedgerow finds just waiting to blossom and carry me through to the end of the month (and, yes, I know I'm a day out) 😉 #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #alwayslearning #gardening #flowers #spring #flowerpower (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5JhUhJ4Gm/?igshid=1ovezw28ob61m

Flower 24 - Forsythia ☀️ I've been watching this for days waiting for it to be just right. A little bit of sunshine and Boom! an explosion of yellow. 💣 Another plant of parks and gardens - there's bound to be one near you... ✨ #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #yellow #flowers #flowerpower (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM1zdaxJ1hK/?igshid=rd0i4lckfygm

Flower 23 - Flowering Currant 🌺 Some people say fragrant... I say stinky! 😐 A plant of parks and gardens, you'll smell it first and when you look up you can't miss this stunning pink flower 🌺 #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #pink #flowers #flowerpower (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM1y6SJpm4v/?igshid=togchwm1mr9n

Flower 22 - Groundsel 🍃 It's a tiny weed of scrubby places but just look at those colours! The purple stem, the bright yellow flower... 🌈 And those leaves are almost furry! 🍃 A great wee find worthy of your love and attention. Look in cracked pavements and along old walls. 🔍 #hedgerowhippy #dailywalk #31flowersinMarch #lockdownchallenge21 #slowdown #mindfulness #selfcare #mentalhealth #botanicalpickmeup #smallisbeautiful #tiny (at Muthill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMxW5gapmea/?igshid=3xveaunfkdha