red white and blue

the kennel decked out in patriotic colours in celebration of the Spring bank holiday.

inside the old mill

mysterious machinery lurking in the heart of the old mill at Beals Mill.

pendulous sedge and yellow archangel

pendulous sedge is common to damp woods and streamsides but the flower is striking nevertheless. Yellow archangel (this is a religious time of year for plant names, wood sorrel is often called alleluia ), in the lower 2 pictures, has a very striking landing pad on its lower lip.

swamp dogs

oh what fun it is to run around until you misjudge how deep the swamp is. No dogs were harmed in the taking of these photographs which is more than you can say for this monstrosity
These things make me feel so much pain and anger I have to turn away. Is it so important to be so clever?

sorrel

wood sorrel is associated with ancient woods partly because it is slow to spread. These cedars cannot be more than 50 years old so presumably it is the site of a much older wood.

the road to Stoke Climsland

the main road into our village (on the horizon) lined with bluebells. There has been a major effort to thin out the hedge trees (a photo in 2004, at the same site looking up the hill is included for comparison) and allow some more light into the lanes. It also allows the double decker buses to travel safely. The chicane in the road tends to keep car speeds to a reasonable level (there is just about room for two medium sized vehicles to pass).