Growing on the modern roadside wall around St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury, rock samphire.
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Rock samphire growing on a wall
A lone avocet sieves one of the many pools on the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. These pictures were taken from the main access road running along the edge of the reserve, past the Visitor Centre, towards the end of the Rother estuary.
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Deadly nightshade, Rye churchyard
A deadly nightshade flowering. I thought it was rather an odd choice as one of those planted beside a path in the churchyard of Rye parish church.
Small-leaved plantain lilies, a form of hosta, evidently a favourite of someone who had responsibility for planting the vegetation along the Great Stour in Westgate Park, Canterbury.
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River views, Rye
Rye in Sussex has three rivers/ The Tillingham joins the Brede, which then joins the Rother. I didn’t manage to get close enough to the Tillingham for any views. The Brede features here in evening shots with the yachts along its banks.
The Rother is tidal here. It can be seen crossing Romney Marsh in shots looking down from high vantage pints in the town, such as the Ypres Tower area. There are also a couple of closer views from Rye Harbour.
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Baobob planes, Canterbury
Baobab planes are London plane trees with a massive trunk, believed to be a result of a virus infection.
On our visit to Canterbury, we noticed two of these trees. The first is behind the east end of the cathedral – two views above.
The next is in the middle of a lawn in Westgate Park.
It turns out these are the most easily spotted of five such trees which were planted by a Victorian nurseryman, their locations forming a cross according to some websites.
One of these trees is also portrayed in a big mural painted under one of the bridges crossing Westgate Park. The photo just shows what I thought was the most interesting panel of the mural.