Hawthorn berries 2

Continuing from the previous post, I have to say that the prominence of hawthorn berries this year is not only due to the favourable spring providing the conditions necessary for flowers to convert into berries. A further factor is the way the leaves seem to have departed the trees well before the berries have begun to drop or been eaten by birds. These berries were on a bush by the River Ribble and the dark background of the shaded water emphasised their redness very well.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10

Hawthorn berries 1

A few days in the North Yorkshire town of Settle, the place of my upbringing, coincided with a spell of weather warmer than the seasonal average. The accompanying blue skies lit the landscape well and also made the hawthorn berries stand out much more than usual. It seems to be a particularly good year for these "haws" and that probably speaks of a favourable spring that enabled more blossom to produce berries than is normally the case. This pair, near the hamlet of Feizor, were particularly eye-catching.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10