Wild arum (lords and ladies) berries usually ripen from the top of the stem, often giving the plant a traffic light-style colour scheme.
This one was most unusual: all the berries were at the intermediate, yellow, stage at the same time.
Ladybird larva on a leaf in early morning sunshine.
The head of a teazle, with the seeds already ripening. The plant was bent over, giving a view as from above which would normally only be possible after considerable effort.
Two great crested grebe chicks swimming on the water of the fishing lake at Pool Hall. They were big enough to be on their own – the parents were nowhere in sight.
Carrion crow strutting boldly as it walks through short grass heading more or less in my direction.
The sun shining through a spider’s web anchored on twigs just above eye level made little rainbows where the light came through the filaments.
