Liverwort with broad leaves which were supposed to resemble a liver, and thus to have curative properties for liver problems, growing on a rock beside a lower-lying moss.
Both are evolutionarily primitive non-flowering plants.
David
Coppice Wood, pool extended
After this winter’s persistent rains, the pool in the middle of Coppice Wood is spreading out so that it is almost reaching the footpath running around the edge of the wood.
Magpie in lime tree
Magpie calling out from high in one of the lime trees in West Park.
This is a different individual that the bird in yesterday’s picture, but part of the same group.
Algae-covered bracket fungus
Pure white bracket fungus growing out of the end of the trunk of a felled tree. A healthy growth of algae has turned most of the surface bright green.
Magpie on the ground
Magpie walking around in West Park, on ground strewn with twigs brought down by the persistent heavy winds.
East Park restoration – Clock Tower
Another before and after series from the East Park makeover. This is the Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower, originally built in 1895.
