a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

hedgerow painting by Mother Nature, and below the mysterious innards of the comfrey flower. (Linnaeus, the great cataloguer and botanist, wa...

a young mistle thrush learning to sing (above), and a speckled wood butterfly resting after mortal combat with another male (they are very t...

little stream running past New Mill and along Broadgate lane. Not sure what the red flower is but it looks like a garden escapee.

one solitary multi headed white daffodil, surviving from when the meadows were used to grow daffodils many years ago. Again I like the sense...

marsh orchid (top) just coming into flower, and heath spotted orchid below. Sorry Carletta, we were 10 days too early. I like these photos b...

a nice close up of a common blue butterfly (male) sitting on a ragged piece of the head of plantain. This is a very petite butterfly.