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| Laburnum Beltane is the Celtic May Day,one of the old quarter-days marking the cycle of the seasons and the agricultural year.Washing one's face in the May morning dew was said to beautify the complexion. In ancient Rome it was the festival Floralia dedicated to Flora,goddess of flowers. This May Day morning my garden is filled with sunlight and birdsong, and the heady scent of lilac and laburnum. |
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| Lilac |
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| Rhododendron |
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| Clematis |
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| The lush Spring foliage provides perfect cover for a blackbird's nest. |
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| Pathways used by nocturnal visitors : foxes,hedgehogs and neighbourhood cats. |
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| Another wildlife pathway. The beautiful and fragile Welsh poppy bursts into bloom under a rosemary bush. |
