Flowers on a strawberry tree a few days ago. Actually a bush rather than a full-grown tree, so the foliage was conveniently at body height.
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Strawberry bush flowers
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Trooping crumblecaps on a pavement
Tiny mushrooms which appear as a crowd, and have gone within a day or two once they have shed their spores. They may be less than an inch high, but these trooping crumblecaps force their way up through the tarmac of a pavement.
They produce at least one crop a year, usually more if the conditions are right. Each time, they raise a bigger gap in the tarmac.
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Common darter at rest
A bright red dragonfly, or perhaps two, on the wooden footbridge over the Compton Park pond back in late August.
It’s a common darter, a male. Perhaps having a rest, but more likely hoping that a female will come along and notice it.
Possibly the most uncomfortable looking saddles ever – these white saddle fungi come up in the same spot every year.
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Retreating magpie
Scruffy magpie which would have preferred more anonymity, and strolled in a dignified retreat from my intrusive lens.
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Ripening rosehips
Way back towards the end of August, these rosehips were already ripening fast.
