David

View over a canal to a flowering horse chestnut.

A member of the poppy family, unlike the lesser celandine which is a member of the buttercup family.

The flowers on plane trees are carried in balls.

Another indication that the plants in Bridgnorth may be well ahead of those elsewhere nearby. Laburnums around Wolverhampton are still at the height of flowering. These were on a tree overlooked by Castle View cliff top walk earlier this week.

The Wolverhampton city centre “port” on the Birmingham canal, at the head of the series of locks leading down to Aldersely Junction.

A common weed.

The ornamental, garden version of the common hedgerow bush.

These honeysuckle flowers were already almost out on Tuesday on a plant in Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth. All the other honeysuckle I have noticed locally are barely coming into bud.

The early blooming may be from a fortunate location in the mild climate of the Severn valley, or perhaps because this is a cultivated variety.

These tiny flowers are often seen peeping through short grass.

A few speedwell flowers can be seen hiding in the vegetation surrounding the coltsfoot.