muddy waters

the sort of bog that lousewort likes; it's the small pink thing at the bottom, you can also see the bottom of a larger black louse

lousewort

How did this pretty little flower get its unfortunate name? Apparently,it was believed to infest sheep with lice. It may just be that the liver fluke and lousewort live in the same damp, boggy places. This is just your common or garden lousewort, the juicy red flashy marsh lousewort comes out soon around Kit Hill. It has a rattle very like yellow rattle hence red rattle. To me it looks like purple toothwort but smaller. See this page http://tamar-valley-life.blogspot.com/2006/04/toothwort.html

very important announcement

Do you remember what you were doing on that day? I would like to remind everyone that it is my birthday on 6/6. I may be more mature now and I know it is not my birthday every day, but I do expect presents and cards on my birthday and I thought you might like a reminder now. Nor was I the only Spot in gestation at the time.

(admin note:- as were Harriet, Frodo, Lily, Mattie, Meg, Vasco, Des, and Toby)

bastard balm

a little local rarity that is just coming into flower. It is extremely attractive to bees, those few that is that can swim while flying.

wishful thinking

maybe the sun will come out

campion

and campion for comparison