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Floral feast for the senses as weather cools

News imageMackemSean A field of blueish-purple blossoms, with some lighter purple ones dotted amongst them. There are also a number of red poppies, including one standing prominent just to the right of the centre. Behind, and slightly out of focus can be seen shrubs and trees in full green leaf.MackemSean
Blue blooms take over a field in Spennymoor

The heatwave has faded for now, with the weather up here returning to its more usual mix of occasional sunshine and showers.

The silver lining is that the sun and the rain has created a flourishing environment for flowers, bringing a riot of colour to north-east England and Cumbria.

As always, our Weather Watchers have been out in force, this time capturing the blooms.

Here are some of our favourite images.

News imageDarloMur A landscaped garden, featuring a bank of flowers and shrubs, including blue lupins or delphiniums, and pale pink roses, behind a grassed area. Behind are some small trees, and to the right a pergola-type structure with pitched roof and open glassed doors, and to the left Thornton Hall - a stone-built 16th century manor house with mullioned windows.DarloMur
Lovely landscaping is looking its best at Thornton Hall Gardens near Darlington
News imageDan Seaham Harbour Lad Two goldfinches alighted upon thistle plants. The bird on the right has its wings outstretched for landing or taking off, and the one of the right is settled upon a stem. The purple thistle heads and green foliage are a stark contrast to the dark background of the image.Dan Seaham Harbour Lad
Goldfinches take advantage of a small rewilding patch on Seaham's seafront for a lunch of thistle seeds
News imageJude A garden view of rose bushes with red, purple and peach-coloured blooms against a background of different types of foliage, including rhododendron, and with some purple and white lupins in the foreground to the right.Jude
Flowers flourishing in one of the gardens in the village of Torver, Cumbria
News imageHands and Heels A large floral clock. The hours are marked out in roman numerals with light green bedding plants, set against a background of darker ones, with light green ones making up the centre. The whole is surrounded by a border of dark purple and red flowers. Its minute and hour hand are in green metal. A plaque is set in front of the decorative structure, and on the right a park worker, in an orange florescent outfit, is dwarfed by its large scale.Hands and Heels
Plants count out the hours in Morpeth's Carlisle Park
News imageRichard R Clark Two dolphins frolicking in the water with a paddleboarder looking on. They are in the water in front of a the end of a large concrete pier or jetty, with metal railings.Richard R Clark
Even though it is not remotely floral we could not resist this picture of a paddleboarder surprised by dolphins off Sunderland

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