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Old umbellifer on a misty morning

Old umbellifer on a misty morning

The trees were only two or three times as far away as the remains of the umbellifer, but they were almost disappearing in the post-dawn mist by the Staffs & Worcs canal.

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Bag Pool, Baggeridge Country Park

Bag Pool, Baggeridge Country Park

One of the most popular areas at Baggeridge, only a short walk from the car park.

The chimney of the brickworks can be seen peeping through the trees in the background.

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Fruit blossom

Plum blossom

Flowers on a fruit tree – perhaps a plum.

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St Peter’s church, spring view

St Peter's church

The daffodils in St Peter’s churchyard are all planted next to the alley down the side of the Art Gallery.

St Peter's church

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Spring dawn, West Park

Spring dawn, West Park

Another fine early morning recently, and a view across the West Park lake with the skyline of the city centre on the horizon.

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Wood pigeon on a street lamp

Wood pigeon on a street lamp

This wood pigeon was lit by the early morning sunlight as it surveyed the area using a street light as a vantage point.

Wood pigeon on a street lamp

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Poplar catkins

Poplar catkins

These catkins are on a male tree: those on a female tree are green.

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Adult Education building

Adult Education building

The adult ed centre on St George’s Parade is one of the few distinctive and attractive recent buildings in the city centre.

The area it is in is likely to become even more of a backwater when Sainsbury’s make their planned move to their new site.

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Mist by a canal

Misty canal

Misty view of the Staffs & Worcs canal heading downstream just outside Wombourne on a misty morning.

The large nests in the bushes probably belong to magpies.

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Chubb Building

Chubb's Building

One of the characteristic sights of Wolverhampton city centre, the distinctive building which began life as the Chubb factory.