Categories DavidGarrya and hazel catkins Post author By David Post date 29 January 2012 Male flowers from a Garrya ellpitica bush and a hazel (last picture).
Categories DavidChillington Wharf in winter Post author By David Post date 29 January 2012 The disused canal wharf near Horseley Fields looks particularly desolate at this time of year.
Categories DavidFrosty umbellifers Post author By David Post date 28 January 2012 Umbellifers covered in frost near Compton lock during the icy spell earlier this month.
Categories DavidGorse bush by a canal Post author By David Post date 28 January 2012 This gorse bush, growing on the far bank of the Birmingham canal yards from Horseley Fields, was flowering even in the middle of winter.
Categories DavidWintry canal scene 3 Post author By David Post date 27 January 2012 Directly above Compton lock, the mist was rising from the canal so strongly it looked like steam condensing over boiling water.
Categories DavidWintry canal scene 2 Post author By David Post date 27 January 2012 Taken from the same position as the picture in the previous post, but turning to look in the direction of Meccano bridge.