Rothbury With May Blossom woods Whatever its original purpose

Whatever its original purpose

but with enough presence to always look great- singly or as part of a group

Because while people are watching the puffins

There's definitely a formulaic element to these paintings- which were originally intended as an outer face covering on mummy cases

interconnecting swirls and circular holes may have been painstakingly ground into the upper surfaces of rocks

Rothbury With May Blossom woods Whatever its original purposeEach year in May the hedgerows of Rothbury are transformed into a froth of flowers when the hawthorn blossom appears. The grassy verges are a lacework of strident cow parsley, and dotted with more modest flowers like stitchwort, celandines and campion. The landscape is a patchwork of greens of every shade and hue more varieties of green than seems possible. It's always a beautiful, uplifting sight to see the village gently nestled in the valley below,