Venturing in to the park this morning it is fantastic to see all the flowers and plants taking full advantage of the spring sunshine.
Our local council parks department really do make a great effort to keep the borders stocked with ever changing plants and flowers.
Bands of colour sweep through the park
Tulips provided massive bands of colour around the park and height to many of the flower beds.
Crimson tulips in Victoria Park, Carlisle
Yellow, red and purple flowers towered above assorted ground cover plants.
Spring has arrived
Our walk today was a simple walk around the park and back to the car.
With rain drops occasionally dropping on our noses Charlie and I had great fun sniffing the flowers and hunting out new sniffs.
Last week the park had barriers and big white tents all over it as the Carlisle City annual spring fair took place.
New flood signs erected in Victoria Park, Carlisle
Occasionally we would spot a hole in the ground or a spray paint marking on the grass where a tent peg had been driven in or where a stall holders plot had been designated.
New flood signs
Since our last visit to the park a number of weeks ago it seems as if some new signs have been erected in the park warning of flooding risk.
Mum and dad had a conversation about how hideous and out of character they appear.
Millions of pounds of human money, chew money to you or I, have been spent on the flood defences that really do look fantastic around the city. However, it appears as if the official sign manual has been consulted for these bright white and yellow eyesores.
Trees, grass and flowers all return to life
Come on humans these are out of character with the sympathetic work done around the city on the barriers and no doubt will be written on or smashed within weeks.
A bird box hides in a tree
Any chance of some signs designed for the location and not just from an industrial manual?
Home sweet home
We must have walked past this tree many times and failed to notice the nestbox.
Wedged in between the boughs of this towering tree is a sloping wooden box around 1.5m long and 50cm wide.
Looking at its condition it would appear as if it has been here for quite a while.
Mum suggested that maybe it was a home for an owl or maybe as dad thought, a dragon.
Until next time
Buster and Charlie
