Spring At Stourhead

Apparently, it was here the warmest March 26th on record, and we had the good fortune to spend it on the Stourhead estate, a National Trust property in the village of Stourton, Wiltshire.

We had a picnic among the daffodils above this Palladian bridge, followed by a leisurely stroll around the lakes. It was very active on the water, with moorhens, coots, Canada geese, a pair of swans, tufted duck, mallard and great crested grebes all serenely busy. Among the camelias, magnolias and rhododendrons we spotted the earliest flowering snakeshead fritillary I have ever seen.

My first ever blip was on 26 March 2010.

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27.3.2012

Blip #673
Consecutive Blip #094
Day #733

Alternatives:
Swan At The Palladian Bridge
Snakeshead Fritillary
Pre-Raphaelite Idyll
Rhododendron
Waterfowl On The Lake

A Trip To Stourhead NT, 26 March 2012 (Flickr album of 69 photos)

Lens: Pentax 17-70mm, Sigma 70-300mm

Stourhead series
Spring series

Stourhead NT (2011-2012) (Flickr set)

One year ago: Canal Tavern