Blackthorn has been spectacular this year: it’s always impressive with a mass of tiny flowers on bushes before there are any signs of leaves appearing. The flowers are now beginning the process of turning into sloes.
Here the flowers were at their height, showing at their best on a sunny morning.
Tightly-wrapped sycamore bud. It was on the twig of a young tree, conveniently at eye level.
At the end of a maple twig, a flower bud beginning to open. I think that the smaller, still closed buds are leaves.
These violets were growing right by the path on the Smestow Valley railway Walk. What struck my was the varying shades of purple in their petals.
Peacock butterfly resting on slate chippings as it spreads its wings to warm in the midday sun.
Spike of tiny flowers on a laurel bush.
Castle Walk on the edge of Bridgnorth’s High Town gives pleasant views over the Severn valley. Its also a good spot to look at on trees and shrubs growing slightly further down the slope, to see their leaves, flowers or fruit conveniently near eye level.