Friday 5 July

Dry & sunny on the beach

Not a pretty sight, power station across the bay.

A very large Kite with a small engine and pilot.

Microlite

 Common Restharrow - Ononis repens

 Sea Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum ssp maritimus in flower

Sea Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum ssp maritimus the pods

Take Care

Monday 25 June

Dry Morning

 Biting Stonecrop - Sedum acre 

 Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

 Common Restharrow - Ononis repens

Red Valerian - Centranthus ruber

Take Care

Friday 15 July

Today is a mixed bag of goodies.

Dry this morning we had a good walk around the woods.

 The Gate to Primrose Hill

 Smaller Cat's-tail - Phleum bertolonii

We met Sue and the Tribe and it's been a long time since we had some photos of them

 Toots leading with Teddy & Billy probably saying we give up you can have the ball.

 Billy & Teddy 

 Toots & Billy

Billy

 No She is not one of the tribe, well I suppose she is as this is Sally and belong's to one of Sue's Son's. I have been meaning to put these photos that Sue sent me on the blog for a while - 

Sally is a Collie x Springer Spaniel, that is a lively mix.

We were back in Knot End later in the day.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense this is all over the sea wall.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense

Cinnabar Caterpillar not many about this year.

Lamb's-ear - Stachys byzantina only the one plant.

Weld - Reseda luteola gone to seed.

White Stonecrop - Sedum album

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Common Restharrow - Ononis repens

Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

One of the local farmer's who was trying to get his hay in said that he hoped to get it in today as it was going to be bad weather tonight.

He was right the rain was torrential

Take Care

Friday 10 June

Dry Morning and we strolled round Primrose Hill & Spring Wood.

 Creeping Thistle Buds - Circium arvense

 Creeping Thistle almost open - Circium arvense

 Marsh Thistle White Form - Cirsium palustre

 Soft Rush - Juncus effusus

 Soft Rush - Juncus effusus

Spear Thistle Buds - Circium vulgare

We were at Knott End before dinner, the weather was perfect.

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

 Common Mallow - Malva Sylvestris

 Dovesfoot Cranesbill - Geranium molle

 Looking across Morecambe Bay toward Lancaster - I think the white buildings to the left are the University

 Rest-harrow - Ononis repens

 Sea Mayweed - tripleurospermum maritimum

 Wall Barley - Hordeum murinum

 Weld - Reseda luteola

 Wild Carrot - Daucus carota

Wild Carrot - Daucus carota

Take Care.

Tuesday 27 July

Sea Side again.

Dovesfoot Cranesbill - Geranium molle

Fat Hen - Chenopodium album

Garden Speedwell - Veronica longifolia

First time I have seen this growing wild it's a lovely garden plant, must be from one of the nearby gardens, it looks quite settled.

Garden Speedwell - Veronica longifolia

Garden Speedwell - Veronica longifolia

Red Valerian - Centranthus ruber

Rest-harrow - Ononis repens

Rest-harrow - Ononis repens

Sea Mayweed - tripleurospermum maritimum

Soapwort - Saponaria officinallis

Clock at Knott End on Sea.

Take Care.