Yes, the Britain pattern is uncanny - though I couldn't make out Elvis in your pic. Plenty of broom in bloom right now - I took this shot at the Tanfield Railway last Saturday. There are two very similar plants - the one without the spines, broom, flowers in May and June while the one with the prickly spines is sometimes referred to as broom though often known as gorse and flowers year round. There is a saying in Scotland that Kissing is out o' season when the gorse is out o' bloom.