Tulip leaf

Tulip leaf

I was struck by the rich varigation on this tulip leaf in a front garden.

Lesser celandines by the river, Bridgnorth

Lesser celandines by the river, Bridgnorth

Lesser celandines flowering by the side of the River Severn at Bridgnorth. The river was high and fast mving when these pictures were taken – another couple of feet on the water level would have meant it overflowing its banks and flooding these flowers.

Fallen tree, canalside, Compton

Fallen tree, canalside, Compton

Uprooted and half-fallen tree right by the edge of the canal at Compton, likely brought down in the high winds of Storm Doris recently.

Fallen tree, canalside, Compton

Daffodils, half-open

Daffodils, half-open

Daffodils growing in a front garden earlier this month, seen at the time when the flowers were still just half open.

Severn views, Worcester, morning

Severn view, Worcester, morning

Views looking downstream from on the Severn bridge at Worcester earlier this month, the cathedral and nearby buildings in silhouette reflected in the water of the river.

Elf cups, Compton Rough

Elf cups, Compton Rough

Some of the scarlet elf cup fungi growing on fallen wood in Compton Rough. This winter seems to have been a good one for hte fungus, which has been growing in several new spots in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.