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～故郷、イギリスの春（メル講師）～

　気温が暖かくなり、花々が咲き始めるこの頃、春の訪れを感じているメル講師。日本ではこれから桜のシーズンとなりますが、彼女の故郷、イギリスの春には、水仙、ユキノハナ、ツリガネスイセンなどが咲き、色とりどりの花々で溢れるそうです。公園や庭が春の色に染まっている風景はとてもpretty(美しい)ですね。

Spring is here and that means warmer weather and spring flowers.
Japan is getting ready for cherry blossoms and over in the U.K. the land is covered with flowers.

メル講師の故郷、ヨーク市では水仙がたくさん咲いているそうです。

In my hometown, York, everywhere is covered with daffodils.
They are on the side of the roads, in the city centre and of course in parks and gardens.
York is yellow in Spring.

林は１月下旬～２月初旬にかけてユキノハナで白く染まります。

The woods turn white with these flowers.
They are called Snowdrops and usually arrive in late January or early February.
They can be seen growing through the snow which is still on the ground.
Japan has some similar flowers but they are larger than the English snowdrops.

ユキノハナの後にはツリガネスイセンが青い花を付けます。

Then the woods turn blue with these flowers.
These are called bluebells. They are protected and so it is illegal to pick them.
In Spring the English countryside turns yellow, white and blue.
It is very pretty!

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