Random Ramblings

Random Ramblings: Personal observations on a wide variety of subjects. Photographs of creatures and things that are taken on seeing the unusual as well as everyday things.

Picking the bluebells in the merry month

This is probably one of the most rewarding months in the garden especially for flower lovers. It is the month where soft, sweet perfumed flowers open up their petals to welcome in the bees and hover flies. Gone are the fluctuating fast showers of April as May is usually a gentle and mild month with sunshine and soft breezes. It does provide rainfall but with less frequency.
posy of bluebells - red campion - buttercups - cow parsley - wild garlic
A May posy of Bluebells, Red Campion, Buttercups, Wild Garlic and Cow Parsley
A few little sayings and mottoes for May …
“Picking the bluebells in the merry month of May”
“Beware of taking vows in May the vows are said to melt away”
“Born in May – smile all day”
“Make a babe in August to show the world in May”
“The cuckoo sings every day in the merry month of May”
“Shear your sheep in May and shear them all away”
Don’t catch a fish on a bright May morn or the fry will not rise from this year’s spawn”
Anon

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