Blue distant hill

Blue distant hill

The “whale-backed” outline of the Wrekin, seen from a lane on the Shropshire-Staffordshire county boundary.

Ivy seeds, wet and dry

Ivy seeds, wet and dry

Cluster of seeds on an ivy, growing at eye level by a towpath. I couldn’t work out why some of the seeds were so wet the water was almost forming a drop, while nearby seeds looked bone dry.

Malverns, distant view

The Malverns, distant view

View with the long ridge of the Malvern Hills on the skyline. The well-wooded valley of the Avon and farmland outside Stratford form the nearer subjects.

Footprints, deep mud

Footprint, deep mud

Footprints of some sort of small mammal in the deep mud of a farm track.

Footprints, deep mud

Possibly from the back feet of a squirrel, possibly a weasel.

Wetland Pool with feeding gulls

Wetland Pool with feeding gulls

Pack of gulls circling above Wetland Pool, pausing occasionally to land on the water to find something to eat or perhaps take a drink.

Glistening ink-caps on a tree

Glistening ink-caps on a tree

Glistening ink-caps growing low on the trunk of a tree. These had probably emerged the previous night.

Glistening ink-caps on a tree

These, slightly higher on the trunk, were a couple of days older.