The mystery bush is gorse (ulex). I'm surprised no-one could identify it - it's very common.
Perhaps the yellow stuff in the fields was oilseed rape. Did it look like this: http://www.web-options.com/Byway/content/_6215853_large.html Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: 09 May 2008 19:21 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: Can you identify this bush for me? > > No, this is not a Monty Python routine. > > A few weeks ago, My wife and I were traveling in Ireland and Northern > Ireland, and we observed these yellow flowering shrubs all over the > hills and fields. We asked several local for the name, but none could > help us. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7244399 > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7244396 > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7244398 > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7244397 > > Also, just outside of Newgrange, we observed large fields of something > that was bright yellow, but much lower to the ground than these > shrubs, but we could never get close enough to take a useful > photographs. > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Dan M > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
