The cap of this shaggy parasol in Hawthorn Wood had been well nibbled away when I noticed it.
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Canal scenes on a misty day
The view looking towards Compton Lock on a misty autumn day.
Wightwick Mill Lock, the next lock towards the Severn, shortly afterwards.
Half way between the two, looking across to a field to trees fading into the mist which are growing along the Smestow Valley Railway Walk.
The field nowadays is mainly used by dog walkers. In the canal’s heyday, it was pasture where the bargeeshorses could re-fuel overnight.
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Snowy waxcap in mossy grass
Snowy waxcaps are tiny, almost pure white mushrooms which can usually be found in the autumn, often growing in grassy areas.
Adjacent viburnums, one with the flowers beginning to open, the other with flowers still as buds, towards the end of last month.
The vibernums were near the rhododendrons with these
flowers, which were photographed at the same time.
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Beech leaves, autumn
The yellow of the autumnal leaves of a beech tree making a contrast with the rare sight (this year) of a blue sky behind.
These mushrooms (species unidentified) had caps the colour of pale caramel.The caps of the maturer mushrooms had a rim which waved up and down.
The younger ones had a domed cap.
They were growing on a lawn near West Park, so I couldn’t get nearer for a closer inspection.