Budleigh Past and Present

I feel like a break from all the serious stuff about the General Election, and to show you that Spring really has arrived here in Budleigh Salterton I thought you might like to admire some pictures. You see, I'm really more into flower power than political power. In the garden the camellias are looking splendid, and the forsythia is putting on its usual reliable display of bright yellow, trying to rival the daffodils. And close up that glowing lipstick red of the camellia blooms is so exotically seductive... while the daffodils are a real picture everywhere. Though some annoying beastie has been nibbling bits from the flowers. Rabbits, squirrels or slugs I suppose. But what I find really charming are the piercing blue windflowers which I look out for at this time of year as I walk to Budleigh through the wooded green at the top of West Hill. It's a pretty little grassy patch with trees, all kinds of wild flowers and toadstools - depending on the weather and season - but the ...