Category: David

Dudley castle, with Rowley Beacon peeking through behind, seen from a high viewpoint in the Wrens Nest Nature Reserve.

Burgeoning growth on the branches of one of the bushes separating the barley field from the railway walk in the Smestow Valley LNR.

Several different types of lichen as well as the feathery-looking moss. I think the cup-like structures on the yellow-green lichen may be to do with reproduction.

Once again the ghost of Tettenhall ridge is visible through the mist.

A heavy frost on the grass around the medieval packhorse bridge just outside Hampton in Arden.

A view looking down at the river Blythe from the bridge.

This pool is just yards away from the bridge, and was frozen when pictured.

The nearby railway bridge over the river: views with the packhorse bridge (above) and from the packhorse bridge (below).

Views of Tettenhall ridge from the barley field in the Smestow Valley LNR.

This was the view when I turned my back on the flock of geese which was featured a few days ago.

At this time of year, even a wood of evergreen trees looks bare.

Even if I had been inclined to cough up the £4 entrance fee, Wenlock Priory was closed the day I visited the town. So this view of one section of the ruins is taken from the lane near the car park.