All around the bloomin heather 🎶 🎵

[Blackbird9]

08.08.22

[sassy59]

Such a pretty colour. Nice to see 💜💜💜

[Blackbird9 in reply to sassy59]

It's the best I have seen this year normally its in abundance and quite tall but this year it's very scarce due to being so dry sadly 😥

[sassy59 in reply to Blackbird9]

What a shame. Xx🥰

[Thepainterswife]

That is absolutely magnificent ! 😍

[Blackbird9 in reply to Thepainterswife]

Aww thankyou so much 💓

[Thepainterswife in reply to Blackbird9]

I’m so jealous, earlier in the year I bought a pot of heather , I’ve always wanted it in the garden but never managed to keep it alive but guess what 😃…….. it’s already dead !😂. I always thought its so hardy it should grow anywhere but having read up I think the problem has been too much water so I shall buy another pot , I will not be defeated 💪😂

[Blackbird9 in reply to Thepainterswife]

You go get that heather from your local garden centre and pop it down in your garden ...I'm with you all the way and will keep you strong 💪... you got this 😂😂😂

[Thepainterswife in reply to Blackbird9]

I will not give in ! One day I SHALL grow heather ! ( I’m channeling Scarlet O’Hara here 😂) When it is twelve months old I shall photograph it and display it on here with pride for all to see !!💪 😂

[leo60 in reply to Thepainterswife]

I think it needs ericaecious (spelling?) compost which is more acidic than ordinary soil and good drainage xx

[Thepainterswife in reply to leo60]

You’re right , I knew about the soil type but didn’t realise they don’t like too much water so the last one ( in a pot ) became waterlogged in a particularly wet spell earlier in the year . Previously I’ve planted them in the garden in heavy clay soil which they didn’t like either 🤦🏻‍♀️ I always imagined they’d be easy to grow !🙄

[peege]

Beautiful BB xx

[Blackbird9 in reply to peege]

Many thanks Peege 💜

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

What a lovely colour so nice thank you for sharing have a good night and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx 🌻🌻

[Blackbird9 in reply to Damon1864]

Thankyou my lovlies 💜

[Alberta56]

Lovely😊😊

[Blackbird9 in reply to Alberta56]

Thankyou 💜

[HollyBoyd]

A pretty good show Bb, as you say, having a drought has not helped the heather, but you got the sun shining through, thank you for sharing xxx

[Blackbird9 in reply to HollyBoyd]

Thankyou it's been 29 here today and climbing slowly...We started walks at 6 this morning which was lovley ...

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[HollyBoyd in reply to Blackbird9]

Best time for both you and the dogs. We had 22 degrees here but a good breeze. I do feel for you, take care xxx

[Jaybird19]

that is lovely . such colour when it glows like that .I went to Yorkshire moors one july and found the moor was glowing . We went back 2 days later with camera to find the glow had gone . heather was still there, sun was still there but it lost the wonderful glow. Never seen it like that since either. Just lucky that day travelling fro m Pickering to Whitby to visit my parents .

[Blackbird9 in reply to Jaybird19]

It's been pretty poor this year with no rain the forest looks baldy this year compared to others Thanks for sharing a lovley memory of yours 💜

[CDPO16]

That really looks to be thriving in spite of the low water levels, quite lush.

[Blackbird9 in reply to CDPO16]

Best I have seen this year 💜

[Jane2005]

Such a lovely colour 😍

[Blackbird9 in reply to Jane2005]

Very much agree its lovley too see it so nice 💜

[MELNEL]

Just beautiful to see nice picture Blackbird pretty colour 🥰

[Blackbird9 in reply to MELNEL]

Thanks ❤️

[RoadRunner44]

I can smell it from here! Wow!

[Blackbird9 in reply to RoadRunner44]

Thumbs up then RR 😂

[Cloudancer]

How gorgeous is that.Bless you for sharing you have made my day x

[Blackbird9 in reply to Cloudancer]

Ahhh thankyou 💜

[Ergendl]

I can remember being surrounded by blooming heather on a hill above Dundee. The scent was heavenly.

[Blackbird9 in reply to Ergendl]

Love the scent of heather after the rain on a warm morning...Scottish heather smells different to here it's fresher because of the heavy rains 🌧

[Souielouie]

What a beautiful sight 😍💜💜

[Blackbird9 in reply to Souielouie]

It's the best I have seen this year 💜

[madonbrew]

That looks stunning! xxx 💜💜💜

[Blackbird9 in reply to madonbrew]

Thankyou lovley 💜

[watergazer]

That’s gorgeous and it looks like it’s thriving. The heather in our garden is beginning to wither xx

[Blackbird9 in reply to watergazer]

There's a lot of it not so good this year due to the heat 💜

[Mooka]

Beautiful colour. Thank you ❤️

[Blackbird9 in reply to Mooka]

Thank-you Mooka hope you're well 💜

[Mooka in reply to Blackbird9]

I’m well thanks. I hope you and Stan are too. Loving your pictures 💕

[Blackbird9 in reply to Mooka]

We are very well thankyou ...Stanley's just been clipped so a bit better in the heat with shorter coat ...

We are walking from 6 ish at the moment to beat the heat and afternoon siestas for us 😂

[Mooka in reply to Blackbird9]

This weather is too hot for dodgy lungs and dogs. Molly goes out early morning and evenings. We have a lot of blue green algae around here too so not much swimming at the moment either.

[Blackbird9 in reply to Mooka]

I'm fine walking in the early morning finishing walking around 11 then on to visits for those that are home alone .. they have garden time if cool and shady... stay safe 🐕

[Mooka in reply to Blackbird9]

That’s so nice of you to visit those home alone. Thank you you stay safe too x

[Izb1]

"Will ye go lassie go"🎶 what a beautiful site and must smell heavenly x

[Blackbird9 in reply to Izb1]

It's got a rather fresh scent this year like a white linen smell 🙈💜

[Izb1 in reply to Blackbird9]

I would have to make some little pillow bags for the bed and make the most of this x

[Izb1 in reply to Blackbird9]

Its the last full supermoon of the year on Thursday BB, I envy you living in such a beautiful spot where you can see this so clearly, hope your camera is prepped and ready x

[leo60]

Gorgeous! Saw pictures of lavender fields in France that should have looked similar, sadly just rows and rows of dead plants, so sad. Thanks for sharing xx

[Blackbird9 in reply to leo60]

It's so dry this year sadly 😥

[Stratos20]

I agree with everyone - such a beautiful colour 💜 and a very good photograph BB 😊

[Blackbird9 in reply to Stratos20]

Stratos thanks so much 💜

[Nicholatracy]

Awesome 🐞

[Blackbird9 in reply to Nicholatracy]

💚💙💜

[Qr83k_-Jd]

I totally adore that song infact I go as far as saying I love it, it is my favourite song of all time. It reminds me of my childhood growing up in Scotland and it always makes me cry. Funny isn't it because it is my favourite song.

[Blackbird9 in reply to Qr83k_-Jd]

Awww lots of memories spring to mind for you ..I hope it's good tears your shedding ...💜

I was born and raised in Scotland moved south in 1987 ...

The song itself reminds me of get togethers in my mum and dad's home of a weekend when you would go round the room with a sing song ...

Coming from a family of 13 children we used to sing quite a bit a few of played instruments 😂😂

[Qr83k_-Jd in reply to Blackbird9]

We used to sing mostly on special days like new years eve. My grandparents used to come down and we would each take a turn at singing. My step grandmother used to sing one of Ella Fitzgerald's songs my grandfather used to sing Jerusalem, my stepmother and her mother would sing any song that had room to have a harmonizers and my stepmother would sing the main song and my step grandmother would harmonize, my dad did not sing, my sister used to sing Mollie Malone with her cockles and mussels and I used to sing all around the blooming heather (I can't remember the proper name). It used to make me cry because I had sad memories as I moved to London when I was 17 years on my own. Now it makes me a wee bit sad. So there is my reason I know that song.

[Blackbird9 in reply to Qr83k_-Jd]

Bitter sweet 💙

[Qr83k_-Jd in reply to Blackbird9]

Yes that is correct. How are you now?

[Threecats]

Beautiful Bb!

[Blackbird9 in reply to Threecats]

Thankyou so very much 💓

[dunnellon]

What a beautiful color! Thanks for sharing your photo!

[Blackbird9 in reply to dunnellon]

Your welcome Dunnellon thankyou 💙