And Not A Cherry Anywhere

 

More blossom today but I don't think any of these trees in the grounds of the old Cotmanhay Church will have any cherries on them. The church has long since been demolished due to subsidence but the headstones are still in situ and the site always looks a picture at this time of year firstly because of the daffodils (which are now dying off) and secondly because of this beautiful blossom.Who would have though on a cold and wet day in the autumn of 1967 when we were married here that the site would be transformed into how it looks today?

Oh Yes It Is

It doesn't take a great deal to confuse me but one thing that I often wonder about at this time of year is why most of the pink and white blossom that can be seen is called "Cherry Blossom" when very few of the trees actually produce cherries. I can however confirm that the fruits produced on this tree pictured below actually are cherries so this blossom can quite correctly be called that of the cherry variety.

Blossoming

I mentioned yesterday that daffodils were blooming and trees were blossoming. I added a picture a little while ago of some early mini-daffs but haven't shown any of the blossom yet so to put matters right here's one from today.

This is actually on a neighbour's apricot tree and providing there are no late frosts it's likely the harvest will be as good as last year which was exceptional.