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May day in an English meadow by the sea

Posted by in Today's Image | May 17, 2013

This meadow in Northumberland, overlooking the North Sea, typifies a landscape that many of us outside the UK imagine, when we think of England.

View larger. | Northumberland. Northeast England. Looking to the North Sea. May 2013. From EarthSky Facebook friend Adrian Strand.

View larger. | Wildflower meadow in Northumberland in northeast England, looking to the North Sea. EarthSky Facebook friend Adrian Strand captured this photo in May 2013.

Want to create your own version of an English meadow? Learn how to plant one, from the BBC

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Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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