Tuesday 28 February 2012

GORSE LINE


7 comments:

Mildred said...

Love your picture!
It reminds me when I was a kid before leaving Portugal which is my native country and where there were many of those thorny plants! I wouldn't go too close though;o)
Thanks for sharing;o)

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Anonymous said...

Is it true that gorse is always in bloom?

Lucy Corrander : Photos said...

Hello Mildred. Gorse always seems exotic - even when it is ordinary and everyday. The colour is bold and it smells like coconut sunblock in the summer! Instant holiday atmosphere.

Hello Toffeeapple. I don't know if it's a scientific fact that gorse is always in flower but there's quite a lot round here and there do seem always to be gorse flowers. Not that each, separate bush flowers non-stop. I don't know how they decide between them which will maintain the show from month to month!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your response Lucy.

Carole Barkett said...

I've heard of it but now I know what it looks like. I didn't know it smelled so nice either :O)

Pat Tillett said...

I've NEVER heard of this before. thanks!

Lucy Corrander : Photos said...

Hello Country Mouse and Pat. I hadn't realised gorse isn't everywhere. Silly, I know - but while it's obvious why some plants might be very localised, others just seem so . . . so . . . universal. Not that gorse grows in any old place even here but I think everyone knows about it.

I love it - and you have given me reason to do a Loose and Leafy post on it some time!

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