Early spring flowers: tree, Compton lock

Early spring flowers: tree, Compton lock

White flowers against the blue sky on a tree behind Compton lock. From a distance, I thought it was either a cherry or an apple. When I saw the flowers, I began to have doubts.

Coot zooming off

Coot zooming off

One of the many coots on West Park lake, rushing to get somewhere else on the water  for no discernible reason.

Spring foliage: copper beeches

Spring foliage: copper beeches

Copper beeches coming into leaf. From the numbers of mature trees scattered around the city, they were highly fashionable early last century, perhaps even late in the century before.