Spring bursts forth

the sunshine of recent days seems to have encouraged new growth everywhere

even the common Dandelion has eager visitors-if you look closely you will see the tiny green insects within the petals

common Dog-violet

of course the Daisy-it's beauty is it's simplicity

Red Dead-nettle (I think)

as yet unfurled Periwinkle

the following are the buds from my last post-the leaves literally bursting out in the sunshine,fascinating close up to see the finer detail as the leaves unfurl 

the sticky buds of previously giving way of course to the Horse-chestnut leaves (thank you Joannie for your observation)

May blossom

A glint of green

there is a distinct lack of fungi at the moment, bracket or otherwise. Thank goodness for the onset of spring and the burst of glorious sunshine this weekend...happy birthday mum

Lesser Cellandine

'Yesterday the twig was brown and bare
Today the glint of green is there ;'        
L H Bailey'           

'Is it so small a thing
To have enjoyed the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved,to have thought ,to have done.'

Matthew Arnold

ah-just one small problem here-too busy taking photos to look at the trees and identify them

I remain fascinated by the patterns and colours of this beautiful bark

Wood Anemone

Wood-sorrel

 

A Devon breeze

a weekend by the sea with my nearest and dearest-apologies in advance for the inevitable seaweed/shell shots...

literally hundreds of cuttlefish shells strewn across the beach



proof at last of my eldest daughters existance and the fact that her legs do move when prised into wellies



 

Milo and Bertie



one might be forgiven for thinking it was the height of summer instead of a cold brisk February day and the rest of us were wrapped up in coats

yours truly

21st February

'I stepped from Plank to Plank

A slow and cautious way

The Stars about my Head I felt

About my Feet the Sea.

I knew not but the next

Would be my final inch-

This gave me that precarious Gait

Some call Experience.'

                   Emily Dickinson

not strictly speaking anything to do with ' Milo and me' - just a show of determination.Sometimes personal stuff creeps in....

A Scarlet Elfcup and a swan

Sometimes my camera is a hurried last minute addition as I rush out the door with Milo.Today was one of those days where I was so pleased to have taken it as I came across this beauty whilst poking around in some woodland.The Scarlet Elfcup,apparently quite common but I have never seen one.1-3cm in diameter and very striking to look at.There were a number of these on some dead branches,all holding rainwater.



I put this one in to give an idea of scale and am assuming it is some sort of spiders egg nestling in the centre..



Hairy Curtain Crust

a type of jelly fungus-still awaiting identification-watch this space

Glistening Inkcap- the rain and slightly milder weather of the past few days has brought an abundance of fungi if you look hard enough

lovely lichen

no idea.