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Plethora of poppies

Poppy

Poppies which I came across in a variety of locations. The large flowers make it likely that the ones growing wild were escaped garden varieties.

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Pink poppies

Pink poppy

Poppies. The pink petals, on double flowers, indicate these were probably from a garden variety, even though they were growing “wild”

Pink poppy

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Mullein, flowers opening

Mullein, flowers opening

Mullein (velvet plant) in the garden at Lavington’s Hole, Bridgnorth. On some stems the flowers wer still buds, on others they had started to open.

Mullein, flowers opening

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Growing cygnet, Castlecroft

Growing cygnet, Castlecroft

One of this year’s cygnets on the canal at Castlecroft, now grown so that it was no longer cute and fluffy.

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Pollen-dusted ladybird

Pollen-dusted ladybird

Ladybird resting on thistle leaves. It must have recently visited a flower, leaving smudges of pollen on its head and wing.

Pollen-dusted ladybird

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Horsetail by a canal

Horsetail by a canal

Horsetail growing right on the edge of the canal at Castlecroft.