Yellow Country Lanes

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Right now</div><div style="text-align: center;">you may get lucky and find yourself driving by a field of rapeseed<br />in England<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL69-rZ8BzS57cS7wyRwsvMdlH43BHykF6PetVkTcZdEqopV8TQJoktxWhR_gS1aiAwiuOCF98dUagwjhElE4g7Ft10i_fp0vlNWFQTwuRnNPKx9tkQ1aAlyeGbggnijKX-NLWqk0giJkv/s1600/DSC06231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL69-rZ8BzS57cS7wyRwsvMdlH43BHykF6PetVkTcZdEqopV8TQJoktxWhR_gS1aiAwiuOCF98dUagwjhElE4g7Ft10i_fp0vlNWFQTwuRnNPKx9tkQ1aAlyeGbggnijKX-NLWqk0giJkv/s640/DSC06231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like anticipating each holiday,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I always look forward to seeing this crop</div><div style="text-align: center;">before it is harvested for its vegetable oil</div><div style="text-align: center;">(known as Canola in North America)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is what it looks like from an airplane<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaVSPM9femTgTSNyNrcYkyDXHUROdIBwi01efvl4On09kokMNcqQF5zu54EsVBajNKKvt763IOymBCiNvEO0u9_Z1glG9LzWPi6iXsKzRGxHw69DqDTXVt6QRe9_NvIIxw1QcaAL5T3a5/s1600/photo+2+(5)-004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaVSPM9femTgTSNyNrcYkyDXHUROdIBwi01efvl4On09kokMNcqQF5zu54EsVBajNKKvt763IOymBCiNvEO0u9_Z1glG9LzWPi6iXsKzRGxHw69DqDTXVt6QRe9_NvIIxw1QcaAL5T3a5/s640/photo+2+(5)-004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, 'yellow brick road'...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fKeR4CnZgxeNAOp8OCOP_LtQsEqSQStF485ssf-9zMZQwstE2VJHA1Kfshr07loUDxe6U_eE-3Ifr0tZ7fDQh9hh4qLjaRhWpaEltcNdiHxM421YCY70Cnhatz5NA1S_uAGqXhX9-R6c/s1600/DSC06230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fKeR4CnZgxeNAOp8OCOP_LtQsEqSQStF485ssf-9zMZQwstE2VJHA1Kfshr07loUDxe6U_eE-3Ifr0tZ7fDQh9hh4qLjaRhWpaEltcNdiHxM421YCY70Cnhatz5NA1S_uAGqXhX9-R6c/s640/DSC06230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The word 'rape' in rapeseed comes from the Latin word '<i>rapum</i>' meaning turnip</div><div style="text-align: center;">Turnips are in the <i>Brassica</i> family, along with cabbage, Brussels sprouts, rapeseed,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and mustard (which resembles rapeseed)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While fragrance is not rapeseed's forte,<br />visually, it will knock your socks off when growing en masse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uJXLrIxUHhFFQEU-i84FGbWTfKLF5CHO4_H3fxiQQ6aRnU3Czq2IhVf6TqWsg8lhTv7NtMuwIS61ZeCPg22xo4uWJK-0oTH5tFjGgIGummyoLsvnJ22Gl_N1zrT-4rgbcOcSoSglIg1y/s1600/DSC06234-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uJXLrIxUHhFFQEU-i84FGbWTfKLF5CHO4_H3fxiQQ6aRnU3Czq2IhVf6TqWsg8lhTv7NtMuwIS61ZeCPg22xo4uWJK-0oTH5tFjGgIGummyoLsvnJ22Gl_N1zrT-4rgbcOcSoSglIg1y/s640/DSC06234-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although there is no indication as such,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've wondered if English singer-songwriter Sting was thinking of rapeseed</div><div style="text-align: center;">when he sang 'when we walked in fields of gold'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sting, feel free to drop me a line to confirm :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- photos by me -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola">Factual tidbits: Wikipedia</a></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Yellow Country Lanes

Right now you may get lucky and find yourself driving by a field of rapeseed in England Like anticipating each holiday, I always look forwar...

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A Little Garden Humor

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Too cute not to share...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGh_vNKxkoyUBSJDTSoG-inpEQA8DxwmLZYhLeV2wruwultMyl6uxZlJAwJQ63kOXVqWE3FiRZBlsa8Slskhi_RtgQUxBcv6CKV157YeZyRrHuxhFPSzzdDCLy30cnz1VOzjEiDsUHSCr/s1600/868b73b4fa32e8352e9495a2ad21ede5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGh_vNKxkoyUBSJDTSoG-inpEQA8DxwmLZYhLeV2wruwultMyl6uxZlJAwJQ63kOXVqWE3FiRZBlsa8Slskhi_RtgQUxBcv6CKV157YeZyRrHuxhFPSzzdDCLy30cnz1VOzjEiDsUHSCr/s400/868b73b4fa32e8352e9495a2ad21ede5.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://m.pinterest.com/pin/296533956684296395/">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great weekend, y'all!</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

A Little Garden Humor

Too cute not to share... via Pinterest Have a great weekend, y'all!

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In Bloom

<div style="text-align: center;"><br />My camera was very busy last month for</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>we had three months of blooming crushed into just one month</div><div>due to the third coldest Spring on record<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKoADeYL1zzj4QguwyaVyo70E-JFLClhpThyphenhyphenzz3ysUxtVcPsUEvSIF-CsybMDbbb7w7XyaTZcthc_DVi7dCBorPDRQGe_0qHey9pgKFL9ZEGLyJm1LKl4yyU9Sg9tThmMfE5mgHrqntp8/s1600/photo+(8).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKoADeYL1zzj4QguwyaVyo70E-JFLClhpThyphenhyphenzz3ysUxtVcPsUEvSIF-CsybMDbbb7w7XyaTZcthc_DVi7dCBorPDRQGe_0qHey9pgKFL9ZEGLyJm1LKl4yyU9Sg9tThmMfE5mgHrqntp8/s640/photo+(8).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">From camellias to primroses,<br />daffodils to tulips,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuqyn_BP_pgCfT4hx1f9PGehyphenhyphenygRwMy9i_QX_oQG2yeQ2V1mJ5cYTpsFs34pyHV4FNdMPWHI6flVYsay5QycKWz1mGUc64AIRprW4KhS6sqd9J9OC3z1hKInMPVsj6PMZOns-qKOZEq8V/s1600/DSC05595-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuqyn_BP_pgCfT4hx1f9PGehyphenhyphenygRwMy9i_QX_oQG2yeQ2V1mJ5cYTpsFs34pyHV4FNdMPWHI6flVYsay5QycKWz1mGUc64AIRprW4KhS6sqd9J9OC3z1hKInMPVsj6PMZOns-qKOZEq8V/s640/DSC05595-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div>from rhododendrons to rapeseed fields,<br />bluebells to buttercups</div><div>- typically, each slowly savored -<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33ThT8-deae9499801oUju9xKtHSPI8b2KNRb3ntpLPi0UAvCYf3PauwUEcUR0yr4LPq7RKICE4hS1QvYnWQ3Vn_hh6RBmXxU_2YtP4biGFNzZymusPYAuyUWME-ESrZVl4UrN1UF6v8u/s1600/DSC06300-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33ThT8-deae9499801oUju9xKtHSPI8b2KNRb3ntpLPi0UAvCYf3PauwUEcUR0yr4LPq7RKICE4hS1QvYnWQ3Vn_hh6RBmXxU_2YtP4biGFNzZymusPYAuyUWME-ESrZVl4UrN1UF6v8u/s640/DSC06300-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Nature has been playing a game of 'catch up'...</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHlktT0iVANHq8dWiqCVwCNVKNyVPJpqoNfOx56_CgdOT6OGKT8pwsZMIuGjbqea9DKWzZqLTRW4nLjvk_N-rar5q90MDSGhlmN2etVRGpmJ2zDOANBFF2lH_c5pG-1P1LhCyeYY94xzk/s1600/photo+2+(8)-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHlktT0iVANHq8dWiqCVwCNVKNyVPJpqoNfOx56_CgdOT6OGKT8pwsZMIuGjbqea9DKWzZqLTRW4nLjvk_N-rar5q90MDSGhlmN2etVRGpmJ2zDOANBFF2lH_c5pG-1P1LhCyeYY94xzk/s640/photo+2+(8)-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>providing an unusual display </div><div>of overlapping blossoms</div><div>within the last 31 days</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-wfwOCA-QyZaVE9O5g10uNGvU4GrVLPGRVTqUPAlp-ccRIHp60PZ3uScLeq-BdiCBaWZPkaGE63L9sF1gQUMAltwiMT_RFtbsQtMFFjKNuDoaWNItadD85ZD8SiHPRiY8RoCCXxazN5c/s1600/DSC06336-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-wfwOCA-QyZaVE9O5g10uNGvU4GrVLPGRVTqUPAlp-ccRIHp60PZ3uScLeq-BdiCBaWZPkaGE63L9sF1gQUMAltwiMT_RFtbsQtMFFjKNuDoaWNItadD85ZD8SiHPRiY8RoCCXxazN5c/s640/DSC06336-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />England is now humming with life<br />and has pretty much caught up with the season<br /><div><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyN6br8j_5NG2LUmxvZxHNBTx1jSVIZkPNxAI9fs0Opuz0yMaVaHnvDfuwREPze_3C59UhyzxPPlL1AbX7t_2romuuT-3PYg5Dk2FepNjols2OWK4SULFHEEKnAczrA3-LnWGz281gLst/s1600/DSC06355-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyN6br8j_5NG2LUmxvZxHNBTx1jSVIZkPNxAI9fs0Opuz0yMaVaHnvDfuwREPze_3C59UhyzxPPlL1AbX7t_2romuuT-3PYg5Dk2FepNjols2OWK4SULFHEEKnAczrA3-LnWGz281gLst/s640/DSC06355-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The month of June enters<br />with its crazy long days of sunlight,<br />lavender and roses on the cusp of blooming<br /><br />Ah, the adventures of living on a garden island...<br />Joy :)<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- all photos by me -</span></i></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

In Bloom

My camera was very busy last month for we had three months of blooming crushed into just one month due to the third coldest Spring on record...

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