Author: David

The wet weather in June was enjoyed by snails and slugs. This one was conveniently at eye level.

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The stem supporting these seeds was as tall as me.

A patch of these large mushrooms was growing in the leafy glade in East Park. Rather like a larger version of the field mushroom, alias the common supermarket mushroom, and reputedly even better to eat.

The fly which features on the first and third pictures certainly seems to think so. I have never tried them. Should you wish to do so, take care not to pick the yellow staining mushroom instead. They come out at about the same time – I am going to post some pictures in a couple of days.

The flowers have a very striking colour combination – perhaps as a warning that every part of the plant is poisonous.

More pictures of potatoes in flower. Two varieties are represented here.

Notice how reminiscent the flowers and especially the leaves are to nightshades such as those in the next but one post.

They are related, and many parts of the potato plant, including the berries if they are allowed to grow, are poisonous.. The spud itself should be avoided if parts of the skin are green.