David

Elms flower in February. By mid-April, when this picture was taken, the fruits (left) are beginning to develop. Even without the effects of Dutch Elm disease, it is rare for the seeds to ripen.

This handsome drake is one of the ducks on the pool outside Boscobel House.

The “royal” oak behind Boscobel House, looking ever more enfeebled.

A mountain ash flowering.

This peculiar chicken had its own dust bath right by the pool at Boscobel House.

This heron is fishing in the river Trent just where it joins the Sow.