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Pasqueflowers, Bridgnorth

Spring 2015: pasque flower

Some of the pasqueflowers blooming recently in one of the front gardens in East Castle Street, Bridgnorth.

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Boating lake, misty spring morning

Boating lake, misty spring morning

The boating lake at West Park looking mysterious in early morning mist recently.

Despite the hour the Canada geese were still hoping to be fed.

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Watchful lambs

Lamb keeping eye contact

More lambs I noticed on the same walk when I took the pictures in the previous post. These were all alert and watching that I wasn’t a threat to them.

Lamb keeping eye contact

Turning round to check me out.

Lamb keeping eye contact

Watching as it walked past.

Lamb keeping eye contact

Lying comfortable but watchful.

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Lambs, napping in pairs

Lambs napping

I went for a walk in the Worfe valley downstream of Worfield, looking for bluebells in the woods in that area. The walk led me through or past several fields with young lambs.

These two pairs were in a field at Rindleford, asleep, each using another one as a pillow.

Lambs napping

I found bluebells too: some feature in this selection.

Lambs napping

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Tulips, just beginning to open

Tulip, just beginning to open

Two tulips at the point where they were first beginning to open.

The first was growing wild by the canal at Newbridge, the second in one of the flower beds at Bantock Park.

Tulip, just beginning to open

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Lone cramp ball on a tree

Lone cramp ball on a tree

Cramp balls are distintive-looking and fairly common fungi, so they have several different vernacular names, such as King Alfred’s cake or coal fungus.

Lone cramp ball on a tree

They often grow in groups on an infected tree. I could only see one here – it’s on the bough between the two main trunks in the second picture (click to enlarge).