David

With the recent poor weather, I haven’t been getting out for many up to date pictures. This water boatman using its powerful legs to scull across the surface of a pond was taken early in July.

The sandstone cliff at Bridgnorth which separates the High Town from the river Severn. The gate in the lower picture covers Lavinton’s hole, the reputed site of the excavations which enabled the Parliamentary besiegers to take the town in the Civil War.

This nettle was still flowering a week or so back.

Primitive plants originating before flowers evolved. Often found in dark, damp spots.

In Wolverhampton, the old man’s beard is barely coming into flower. But in Bridgnorth the seeds of this plant were already beginning to ripen some days ago.

A favourite food for goldfinches, apparently.

Today’s posts are plants from the gardens on the valley side of Castle Walk in Bridgnorth – originally cultivated, but now seeming to have taken off on their own account.

This Virginia creeper was unusual not only in being even more vivid than normal, but also in having remnants of flowers.

The leaf has pointed lobes – perhaps from an exotic variety of oak.

The geese, ducks and gulls on the river Severn by Bridgnorth head for this little beach at the Low Town end of the bridge when they are hoping to get some bread.

A small and inconspicuous inkcap, this is fairly common but easy to overlook. These were spotted in West Park last week.