Box, forming the front hedge to one of the houses on Richmond Road, with its tiny flowers almost escaping notice.
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Common inkcaps. As they shed their spores, the caps of this and related species of mushrooms turn to a black gooey mass. The goo from this species was at one time used to make an ink.
These pictures were taken two days apart, so the later ones show the process of deliquescing just starting to progress from the rims towards the centres of the caps.
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Cautious magpie, the Quarry
One of the magpies at the Quarry in Shrewsbury. More cautious than most magpies, it was determined to keep to the far side of the tree.
The area of short grass in front of Captains Close on Compton Hill has been producing several different species of mushroom this winter. These small ones, barely rising habove the grass, may possibly have been petticoat mottlegills (Panaeolus papilionaceus).
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Lining up by the river
A row of gulls on a fence overlooking the Severn at Shrewsbury. As they were keeping their beady eyes out for breads being scattered on the waters, there was always one watching the footpath (empty, closed off because it was flooded).
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Breaking through: fairies bonnets
Fairies’ bonnets, also called trooping crumblecaps, tiny inkcap mushrooms. Despite their size, here they are showing their power to break through the pavement.