Sunday, January 27, 2008

images from today's walk:tree


this beautiful mixture of colours in the early morning sun caught my eye.

images from today's walk:squirrel



flying fox caught in the act

images from today's walk:butterbur


butterbur, the only thing growing at this time of the year on the ground, underneath some balsamic poplars.

images from today's walk:misty river


the Inny, and a little leet dating from Victorian times.

images from today's walk:campion


campion seems to be in flower all the year round now.

Friday, January 25, 2008

snowdrops 08


Snowdrops are out in abundance at my favourite snowdrop site in Trecombe woods below Carthamartha. These are the ordinary wild snowdrops which are tall and slender. Nearer the banks of the Inny there are lots of the complex variety (floccon de neige .... the translation seems tautological to me) as usual although they are not yet fully out. See last year's photo (link)