A contrast with the current dismal winter weather, some old pictures from an old Mediterranean summer. Once out of the overcrowded port and main town areas of Capri island, it’s probably still possible to find comparatively peaceful spots – though probably less peaceful than when these pictures were taken back in 2009.
These were all of cacti growing in one garden, evidently the result of a long cultivation taking advantage of the local climate.
More birds of Berlin, hooded crows. Until recently, they were considered to be a sub-species of carrion crows.
Four years ago today, and the Severn at Shrewsbury was busy with goosanders. I don’t know whether their numbers were the result of a particularly successful breeding season, or a response to the high level of a river which was then overflowing itsbanks.
Currently run out of recent pictures to post, so some I’ve dredged up that I never got round to uploading at the time.
One of the must see sights in Berlin Zoo – at least when we were there back in December 2011, was a wildlife show not part of the official exhibits. As it got towards the feeding time in one of the enclosures (pelicans, probably) huge numbers of herons began to assemble in the surrounding trees. They seemed to manage to account for the majority of the fish.
Clumps of moss growing from the bare stone of the top of a garden wall, further decorated by a coating of frost crystals.
A hard frost overnight, and early morning walk with the clear skies leaving bright sunlight. Frost decorating the leaves of flowers in a front garden.