Tree trunk which had floated down the River Exe until it was caught at the top of the weir by Exeter Quay. It must have been there for some time, sufficient for it to provide a home for a variety of flora including bracket fungi and mosses.
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Curious sheep … then they’re off
A flock of sheep on salt marshes near the Tarka Trail at Braunton outside Barnstaple, across a stream from where I was standing.
The most adventurous of the sheep come up a rise on the stream bank to inspect me. In short order, they decide they don’t like what they can see. They turn and lead the entire flock to the opposite side of the field.
A patch of blackthorn bushes, cut down so that only a few inches of trunk remained of each. All seemed to have some witch’s butter, a common jelly fungus, growing on them.
Moss and lichen growing on a tree trunk which was on the far side of a high fence, leaning over the flow of the River Exe.
Some of the many cormorants resting on the protective structure above a weir in the River Exe by Exeter Quay.
The quay is less than 15 minutes walk from the city’s main shopping streets. It is lined with historic buildings, now reused to hold pubs, cafes or antique shops, while the river attracts large numbers of birds.
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Corrosion, fishing tackle
The subtle shades and textures of iron corroding. These were chains and weights from the tackle used by working fishing boats at Ilfracombe harbour, seen in overcast conditions on Boxing Day.
