a walk round the corner - May, June, July

We're now on the final lap of the countryside diary I started to keep in August 2013.  When I last posted in this series in April, we were just seeing the first signs of Spring, so by May things had moved on quite a bit. In the first field what I had originally assumed to be grass was becoming a proper crop:

the first field - May
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And on the oak at the edge of the field, the first leaves were unfurling!

the old oak - May
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In the second field, and along Mud Lane, things were looking green:

the second field - May
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And the hedgerows were full of cow parsley.  It was everywhere!

cow parsley - May
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By June, the crop in the first field was springing up:

the first field - June
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The old oak was fully in leaf:

the old oak - June
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Ferns were now growing at the entrance to the second field:

the second field - June
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And wild honeysuckle was beginning to bloom in the hedges:

honeysuckle - June
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July, and the wheat in the first field now has ears.  It's definitely Summer and the sun is out!

the first field - July
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The cow parsley in the hedges under the old oak is far taller than I am:

the old oak - July
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Wheat is also in evidence in the second field.

the second field - July
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The hedgerows are full of this pink flower.  It looks a bit like phlox but I think it's called rosebay willowherb!

rosebay willowherb? - July
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Well, that brings the year full circle.  We'll definitely continue our walks - I'm keen to see how that wheat ripens up - so watch out for an update here from time to time!