David

A lesser celandine growing by the canal near Castlecroft. The lack of sharpness is from taking this close-up without a tripod. I wasn’t aiming for this effect, but thought it looked a little like an impressionist painting.

Lichens growing thickly on a branch of one of the bushes on the edge of Barley Field.

Horse chestnut buds are covered in a resin which is normally sticky or tacky. This one seemed to have dried out.

A garden gnome caught in the current unseasonable snow.

Spotted in a front garden. Looks like someone was expecting the late arrival of spring this year.

Early spring flower on another of the plants in the gardens of Bantock House, pictured on one of the few days there was a pause in the wintry weather earlier this month.