Friday 15 June

Rain this morning

Weld - Reseda luteola

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

Sunday 12 June

Dry & Sunny 

Ship Morecambe Bay

 Sea Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum ssp maritimus

Wild Radish - Raphanus raphanistrum

Wild Radish (top) & Sea Radish pod comparison.

 Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

 Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

Weld - Reseda luteola

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.