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Beech leaves, autumn

Beech leaves, autumn

The yellow of the autumnal leaves of a beech tree making a contrast with the rare sight (this year) of a blue sky behind.

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Brown mushrooms with a crinkle-edged cap

Brown mushrooms with a crinkle-edged cap

These mushrooms (species unidentified) had caps the colour of pale caramel.The caps of the maturer mushrooms had a rim which waved up and down.

Brown mushrooms with a crinkle-edged cap

The younger ones had a domed cap.

Brown mushrooms with a crinkle-edged cap

They were growing on a lawn near West Park, so I couldn’t get nearer for a closer inspection.

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Rhododendron flowers, November

November rhododendron flower

Times out of joint once more.

November rhododendron flower

Some of the rhododendron bushes in West Park had flowers out at the end of November – and very nice they were.

November rhododendron flower

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Mahonia flowering, late November

Mahonia flowering, late November

One of the mahonia bushes in West Park flowering last week. It still looked the same when I passed the bush again in the freezing cold half an hour ago.

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Washed-out verdigris agaric

Washed-out verdigris agaric

Verdigris agaric mushrooms have a greenish colour similar to the coating on weathered copper. By the time I found these, they were getting on a bit, and their colours were washed out.

Washed-out verdigris agaric

They were growing on wood chip mulch in a plant bed by the ring road and the Molyneux ground.

Very faded verdigris mushroom

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Leopard slug

Leopard slug

Leopard slug moving down a concrete wall speckled with algae.

Leopard slug

It seemed to be eating the algae.