The flowers of various trees. First, horse chestnuts.
A willow.
Sycamore: the leaves are showing the first signs of brown spot.
Two more views of willow flowers or catkins.
Finally a (cultivated) apple with the buds about to bloom.
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Leasowes views
Leasowes is a huge green open space in Halesowen, based around the park laid out by the poet William Shenstone. Above: looking down from the canal embankment towards Breaches Pool.
The Dudley No 2 canal, looking towards the site of the long-collapsed Lapal Tunnel which used to carry the canal towards Dudley.
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Bag Pool Snake’s head fritillaries
Growing inconspicuously right by the pool in Baggeridge Park.
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Reed flowering
Flower of one of the reeds by Bag Pool in Baggeridge Park.
This tiny fish was swimming by the edge of Bag Pool in Baggerridge Park.
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Peacock butterfly resting
Spreading its wings near the ground, warming up in the morning sun.