Author: David

This large and now elderly bracket fungus is at the base of a tree which fell a couple of years ago in the central reservation of the ring road right by Chapel Ash roundabout. It is likely to be what killed the tree.

Apparently male and female flowers bloom on different trees. The male, which I presume are the ones shown here, are more prominent.

The new growth of a weeping willow, green in the spring. This tall specimen guards the entrance to Compton Park.

Another on the occasional series on lichens growing on gravestones. This one is by the path leading up the slope by Tettenhall church.

Brightening up many roadsides as a marker of spring arriving thanks to being planted by council workers.

These were in grassy areas in the middle of the ring road and the middle of Linden Lea.

View over the edge of a reed bed on the Exe estuary.

This flock of ducks was feeding directly in front of the RSPB hide at the Bowling Green Reserve
in Topsham, south Devon.

This teazel is probably cultivated, but it harmonised in colour with the reed bed in the background. I couldn’t resist the picture as I enjoyed the view in an excellent pub’s outside drinking area.

I took this as a grab shot of the moss growing on a garden wall, its fruiting bodies lit up by the sun. It wasn’t until I looked at the picture that I noticed the tiny mushroom.

This tree was outlined against the sky, growing on the bank separating the Exeter Ship Canal from the estuary of the river Exe which can just about be seen in the background.

This blackbird appeared to be spreading its wings to catch the sun.

This post, and like those for today and the next three days, are not from in or around Wolverhampton. Instead, they were taken on a short break in south Devon at the end of February. These violets were already developed in a sheltered spot.