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Cauliflower fungus on a tree stump

Cauliflower fungus on a tree stump

Cauliflower fungi come from one of several related species of parasitic fungi which look a little bit like the head of a cauliflower.

Cauliflower fungus on a tree stump

This one was growing on a tree stump near the lake in West Park.

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Mouse on a signpost

Mouse on a signpost

I noticed this carved mouse on the signpost for a footpath as I was walking to get to the Pendeford Mill Reserve for its Open Day a while back.

Mouse on a signpost

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Angelica seeds

Angelica seeds

Despite the wet summer, the seeds of this angelica are drying out and ripening. The picture was taken right at the start of the month.

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Cross spider mending her web

Cross spider mending her web

A large cross spider, and so almost certainly a female, was darting about her web as she repaired damage to the threads.

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Wolverhampton Magazine, September 2012

Dragonfly resting

A picture and brief excerpt from
my article in the new edition of Wolverhampton Magazine
(I believe copies of last month’s issue are also still available).

A larger version of the picture will be featured here in a post in a couple of weeks. 

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Raspberries ripening

Raspberries ripening

These raspberries were beginning to ripen at the start of the month.