Conker tree (horse chestnut)
This reminds me of when I was ten years old and lived in Germany my dad was in the army. We had a horse chestnut tree and we used to go out and play conkers
Also the trumpet honeysuckle. Unfortunately, these grow rampantly in all directions. There was a huge one almost 13 ft tall in my backyard but I had to finally have it removed. There was a second one which I left in place but had to cut way back. The abundant orange flowers are gorgeous and attract lots of bees and humming birds.
That reminds me of my all-time favorite flower which grows wild here – the California poppy. When the wildflpwers bloom here in Spring, it is stunning, especially the orange CA poppies and the blue lupine.
It’s mothers day in England tomorrow and I went to the supermarket and bought these rainbow tulips for my mum. I was in a crowd of children who were with their dads picking out flowers for their mum’s.
This is one of my favourites too. It was my mums favourite. It makes me think of her. It brings light in the room, and has very soft and light green leaves.