Sunny Summer Greetings

I went back to that place where I found the Spring Gentians only a week later and now they are in full bloom:

Spring Gentian

Also, yestarday I found Sea Pink/Thrift (Armeria maritima) in flower on the Aran Islands, even though it is suppose to flower between the end of May and July.

Sea Pink on the rocks, Inis Mór

Sea Pink Close up

So it seems that even though we got a stunt to spring, now that spring has finally broken through, and now we are into summer, everything is in a hurry. Almost all trees have their leaves now. Ash are just opening, while oak is still sleeping. There is an old saying 'Ash before the oak and we'll have a soak'. This would indicate we are in for a wet summer. However, yesterday being the beginning of summer on the Celtic calander, I got some sunburn - I think it is off to a good start : )))

Finally:

Babbington's leek - something very common on the Aran Islands, but rare otherwise. Smells like garlic