April and May this year seem to have merged and swapped some characteristics - April passed its famed showers on to May with the latter month's temperatures decidedly cooler than usual. However, a walk around the village of Hope Mansell and its secluded Herefordshire valley showed that May is, this year notwithstanding, a green month.
Most of the trees are now displaying fresh leaves and the pastures, meadows and most of the crops exhibit greens of one tint or another. The temperatures do seem to have slowed down the oilseed rape and its bright yellow is still evident though not in either of these landscapes.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
