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One last example of the variety of plantings the gardeners at Bewdley Museum had manage in their limited space. Firecracker vines originate in the new world. They’re also known as Spanish flags. In the picture, only vestiges remain of the flowers. When full out, the colours are supposed to resemble those of the Spanish flag.

Still from the walled garden in the museum at Bewdley, were a variety has been packed into a small space. This hibiscus, its flowers blue rather than the more common red, were fade when we saw them.

A little egret in the Severn at Bewdley, fishing and preening. Sorry for the quality of the pictures: mobile phone camera aren’t the best for shots of distant wildlife, even if it’s one of the larger birds.

Poppies as their flowering season draws towards a close. The petals of most flowers had already dropped, with the remaining ones fading rapidly.

Once more from the small pond in Bewdley Museum garden, two great pond snails.

A bumblebee shuffling around gathering pollen from a bright red sunflower. Once again, this was in the little gem of a walled garden in the museum at Bewdley.