Waterlilies on the pond in Fowler’s Park. In mid-September, when these pictures were taken, the flowers had not yet opened, though they were beginning to go over on some other waters locally.
White fibrecaps on wood chip mulch
White fibrecap mushrooms – the ones I notice always seem to be growing on wood chip mulch. These were on the edge of an unmetalled road near the Perton estate.
Boletes with bolete mould
Lots of boletes kicked over (they may have had a better chance of surviving if they hadn’t been growing under trees right outside a junior school). Every one, including this small selection, covered in mould, quite likely bolete mould.
Colourful annual clary, Moseley Old Hall
One last set of pictures from the garden of Moseley Old Hall, seen on Heritage Open Day last month. One colourful spot despite the time of year was a border of annual clary, bright in its various shades.
Muscovy on the shingle, Perton
Perton: the resident muscovy duck, on the gravel where the Penk trickles into the lake – the favourite spot for feeding the birds.
Heritage species apples, Moseley Old Hall
The trees in the orchards at Moseley Old Hall are of old species of apples. The fruit are ripening now, some ripeened, fallen from the tree and rotting on the ground.
By the orchard, a knot garden.