alien landscapes

on a wet and showery day silage bales and acres of plastic sheeting for maize lend strange colour to the landscape

yellow pimpernel

another attractive woodland flower, the yellow pimpernel, which unlike its scarlet cousin is always in flower.

troglodytes invade

wrens don't usually come this close, but this one was very keen to watch the compost being turned over.

cowwheat

as is the cowwheat. It is rumoured that there are lots of caterpillars on the cowwheat, so perhaps we will be lucky and see the return of the heath fritillary butterfly this year.

heath speedwell

this pretty little speedwell is very abundant in the woods this year.

complete cowtempt

meanwhile, watching on

water logged

can your dog do this? Poor Cassie, this was the fifth take.