The Severn at Bewdley around sunset, looking upstream. As it goes past the town, the river is running more or less north north west to south south east. On the right (west) bank the land rises fairly steeply, so the sun is hidden well before sunset.
Upstream from the bridge, the riverside road quickly gives way to a footpath. Not far beyond the town, there’s an extensive woodland in the Wyre Forest.
One last example of the variety of plantings the gardeners at Bewdley Museum had manage in their limited space. Firecracker vines originate in the new world. They’re also known as Spanish flags. In the picture, only vestiges remain of the flowers. When full out, the colours are supposed to resemble those of the Spanish flag.
Still from the walled garden in the museum at Bewdley, were a variety has been packed into a small space. This hibiscus, its flowers blue rather than the more common red, were fade when we saw them.
A little egret in the Severn at Bewdley, fishing and preening. Sorry for the quality of the pictures: mobile phone camera aren’t the best for shots of distant wildlife, even if it’s one of the larger birds.
Poppies as their flowering season draws towards a close. The petals of most flowers had already dropped, with the remaining ones fading rapidly.
Once more from the small pond in Bewdley Museum garden, two great pond snails.