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December flowers: rhododendron

December flowers: rhododendron

Flowers in December on one of the rhododendron bushes in West Park.

December flowers: rhododendron

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Redlead roundhead, Bridgnorth

Redlead roundhead, Bridgnorth

Redlead roundhead, a distinctively-coloured mushroom species, was first recorded in Britain as recently as 1957. Nowadays it is quite common, often found on wood mulch, as here.

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Frosted sage in sun and shade

Frosted sage in sun

Two sage plants side by side, both covered in early morning frost. One was direcly lit by the newly-risen sun, the other in deep shade.

Frosted sage in shade

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Collared earth star, Wolverhampton-Sedgley border

Collared earth star, Wolverhampton-Sedgley border

Collared earth star fungus hidden under a hedge right on the Wolverhampton-Sedgley border, directly across the road from the Beacon Centre for the Blind.

Collared earth star, Wolverhampton-Sedgley border

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Graiseley graffiti

Graiseley graffiti: kingfishers

This year’s Christmas offering is graffiti by graffoflarge which was on the recently-demolished building on the junction of Pelham Street and Ashland Street in Graiseley.

The robin gets the big picture as the closest to a Christmas card pose, but it was a stunning set of graffiti.

Sad the paintings (mostly wildlife themed) have gone.

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Frosty, misty morning, boat headed away

Frosty, misty morning, boat headed away

Boat on the canal on a frosty, misty mid-December morning, heading from Compton towards Wightwick Mill Lock.