Hello! As you know, I’ve been on holiday in Cyprus for the last week. Springtime in Cyprus is pretty beaut, with a variety of trees in bloom (or loaded with slowly ripening fruit). I took lots of pictures, and these are my 5 favourites.
1. A giant, sticky pomelo blossom.
2. This is a prickly pear cactus. Have you ever eaten a prickly pear? The fruit inside is a vivid orange or pink, and is juicy, seed-studded and mildly sweet. They taste so good straight out of the fridge.
3. My grandparents were fruit farmers, and my parents are very good at identifying fruit trees. Having said that, my dad wasn’t sure if this was a peach or an apple blossom. Any ideas?
4. These furry green beasts house fresh little almonds. Yes. Almonds.
5. Perfect purple lemon blossoms. This is my favourite smell in the world.
1. Fat little goslings in the sunshine.
2. Snow in the springtime. Poor daffodils.
3. What a poser.
5. This is Oxford’s Christchurch meadow.
1. Cherry blossoms in Cyprus. The valley here is full of them.
2. The last bunches of spring.
3. My dad spotted this tree and pulled over so I could take this photo.
4. There’s something funny about a grand magnolia hiding behind a building.
5. The first sign of spring.
