Spring dawn, West Park

Spring dawn, West Park

Another fine early morning recently, and a view across the West Park lake with the skyline of the city centre on the horizon.

Wood pigeon on a street lamp

Wood pigeon on a street lamp

This wood pigeon was lit by the early morning sunlight as it surveyed the area using a street light as a vantage point.

Wood pigeon on a street lamp

Poplar catkins

Poplar catkins

These catkins are on a male tree: those on a female tree are green.

Adult Education building

Adult Education building

The adult ed centre on St George’s Parade is one of the few distinctive and attractive recent buildings in the city centre.

The area it is in is likely to become even more of a backwater when Sainsbury’s make their planned move to their new site.

Mist by a canal

Misty canal

Misty view of the Staffs & Worcs canal heading downstream just outside Wombourne on a misty morning.

The large nests in the bushes probably belong to magpies.