Wolves Wild

Many fruit, nuts and berries are beginning to ripen. These were on an acer growing by the pavement on a quiet residential street.

Dyers’ mazegill, supposedly a fairly common fungus, though I think this was the first one I ever noticed. A one-time source of yellow or brown pigments for fabrics.

The first leaves are now beginning to change to their autumn colours.

Growing in the vegetated area outside Sainsbury’s supermarket. They were out of reach, so I wasn’t tempted to check whether the name is an accurate description.

Views across the two ponds in Wightwick Manor gardens. The morning was calm, so the reflections were undisturbed.

Two male common darters, resting on neighbouring stones from the ornamental erratic arrangement in the Wightwick Manor garden.