Foxglove flowers

Foxglove flowers

Shady spots preferred. These foxglove flowers were the first I noticed this year, by a hedge in Leasowes, Halesowen.

Lady’s smock

Lady's smock

These were growing right on the edge of a canal bank.

Lady's smock

Nine o’clock

Nine o'clock

The structure of the dandelion seeds with their feathery flight supports becomes easier to notice when only a few remain on the plant.

Bluebells in a wood

Woodland bluebells

The densest display of bluebells I noticed in April was in a small wood by Four Ashes Road off the Stafford Road.

Woodland bluebells

Woodland bluebells