Category: David

A maple, just as the leaves were starting to open. The tree was growing by the road and the canal at Newbridge. As I stood on the bridge, the branch was at eye level.

The Two Greens pub in Tettenhall (formerly the Rock) has good views looking towards Wolverhampton. Here, through a gap in the trees, Compton Park with the Wolves indoor training ground, before the land rises behind.

It’s been a cold and damp spring so far, not exactly insect-friendly conditions. Here’s one ladybird which braved the weather, taking a rest on a spiky thistle.

Bluebells growing in a front garden, with the first signs of the flowers beginning to develop, and just peeping through the leaves. They did get bluer later.

A breeze was making the plant sway, so I didn’t try to get any nearer than enough to take a medium close-up picture of of this flowering current (ribes) bush. Even so, there’s a little bit of movement blur.

It’s early spring, so the blackthorn bushes are putting out their flowers before there’s any sign of leaf. Hawthorns, meanwhile, are beginning to develop their leaves, which will be fully open before the flower buds even start to develop.