Everyone calls them the Bluebell Woods. It’s not the real name of the woods, but no one seems to know what they are called and it ultimately doesn’t matter anyway. They’re the Bluebell Woods.
We have a bit of a thing, courtesy of where we live – each Spring we take photos in the bluebells. It started in 2006, when we just took photos of the bluebells themselves.
It started just after we moved here, when we took photos just of the bluebells themselves (as ever, click on the photo for the larger size).
In 2007, I got into the act.
Only I wasn’t alone in that photo – there are actually three of us in the bluebells there. Two of them were about the size of marbles, but growing.
2008 saw the babies in the bluebells, in a photo which would be shown in a newspaper.
In 2009 we all went for a walk and took some time to delve into the bluebells.
By 2010, it had become a tradition.
And 2011:
The weather, as you can see, is variable. In some photos we’re all in shorts and in others we’re well bundled up. This year’s bluebells are not brilliant – we had a drought and now we’ve had two+ solid weeks of rain. There was a break in the rain today for the first time, and we have another forecast of several weeks of rain. The bluebells aren’t completely out yet, but we suspect by the time we dry out then they will be on their path to fading, and preparing for summer (as if that ever happens in England. Sheesh.)
I give you the bluebells of 2012, and the Lemonheads amongst them.
-S.
Seeing the bluebell pictures in sequence is just awesome. And my, how the Lemonheads have grown!
Fun to watch them grow! All beautiful pics.
They’ve gotten so tall. Time passes so quickly to those of us on the outside.
Oh my! They’re so big & beautiful!…
You have gorgeous kids. Thank you so much for allowing me to share their journey photographically!
How can they be so big!! Bonsai those babes – let us (me) enjoy them little just a bit longer x
lovely – I need a traditional, annual growing up photo now – probably left it a bit late now though as the youngest is already 7 :-)
I always love your bluebell photos- we had woods like that in Ireland, one thing I miss about living on the other side of the world. And the twins look so tall & grown up now, as everyone says above!
How grown up they are! And what a wonderful tradition – I hope you can keep it going for many years to come…
How have our babies grown up so much????? And why does your son look about 15 in that last photograph?????
Yours cannot possibly be that big because then that would mean that MINE are getting that big.
I love traditions. They make my heart all warm and melty.
The best part of my day is when you share photos of the Lemonheads. Perhaps you’d consider sending them to an adopted fake grandmother in Texas for the summer?????? (I promise to totally ruin them)
I love this series so much! I saw a photo of some other bluebells and wondered when I would get to see your babies. Beautiful as usual and growing up so incredibly fast!
Squee! GROWN! Even since October!
I see that Nick has adopted the exact same ‘smile’ as Harry. I can’t look at the kid now without him biting his bottom lip and calling it a smile!
Gorgeous you, gorgeous children, gorgeous photos. Plus a beautiful bluebell-y light…
At risk of repeating everyone else, BEAUTIFUL, in every way.
Wow, so great to see. They really are growing up. I do hope you are able to continue to do so. This is so fun to see the progression. I adore that you included the ‘marble’ shot.
I’m so glad you do this. One day it will be teens sitting in those bluebells, and who knows what will happen after that (wedding pictures in bluebells, perhaps even grandkids in bluebells?).
Seeing the past 5(6!) years of pictures brings a smile to my face. I can only imagine the joy it will bring in the following years.
I’d been wondering where the bluebell picture was, I adore them! So beautiful, and the flowers are pretty too, lol!
They are getting so tall – and more beautiful!!
Tears in my eyes by the last photo…sweet tradition!