Monday, 8 May 2017

SNOWDROP SEED POD

Seed pod of snowdrop flower hanging over the edge of a terracotta pot.

In a pod in a pot on a pot

Sunday, 7 May 2017

CINEMA

Looking up at the Vue Cinema in Halifax - lots of glass - with a blue sky and plane entrail

In Halifax

Saturday, 6 May 2017

CAR SHADOW

Shadow of car on blue road surface of multi-storey car park with tyre tracks

With tyre tracks.

Friday, 5 May 2017

REFLECTED PUB UMBRELLAS

Huge yellow pub umbrellas reflected in the water at West Bay, Dorset

You can see these same, huge, pub-garden umbrellas 'the right way up' (i.e. non-reflected) at UMBRELLAS.


Thursday, 4 May 2017

GOOSE GRASS AND BINDWEED

Goosegrass, bindweed, bluebess, brambles and the remains of a celandine.

The Goosegrass in the title goes up the middle It isn't grass and is also called 'Cleavers' - the leaves are slightly sticky and when the little seed balls develop they will cling easily to your clothes. Bindweed (convolvulus) has large heart shaped leaves and will have huge, white, trumpet-like flowers. Bottom right - three leaves on the top of a stalk - new bramble leaves (blackberries!). To the left of the bramble, right at the bottom of the page, is a lesser celandine leaf. The blueish flowers are - Bluebells! Above the lowest bluebell flower is a tiny, yellow, star-like shape. This is the remains of a Celandine flower. The grass is easy to identify as grass but I don't know what kind it is. (Pretty tough though.) I think the leaves to the right of the top bluebell are baby Nettles. I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't more plants in there too!

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

OLD MILL - NEW HOMES

Derelict mill to let, new houses beside it and empty street.

To let!
Halifax.

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

SHAPE OF ALEXANDERS

An Alexanders plant in flower against a sea and sky background.

About five foot high.
The alexanders here seem to have 'short-height' years and 'tall' ones. This is a 'tall' year.

Monday, 1 May 2017

MAY FOR MAY

Hawthorn blossom. (May)

May blossom. (Hawthorn.)

Sunday, 30 April 2017

RESTORATION OF THE PIECE HALL - HALIFAX

Worker in blue hard hat stands at Piece Hall entrance (Halifax) during restoration.

Here is a link to the Piece Hall in Halifax.

Saturday, 29 April 2017

DRY WEATHER IN SPRING

Green leaf and brown leaf on the same plant in April

It hasn't rained for a while.

Friday, 28 April 2017

HANDRAIL IN BLACK AND WHITE

Black and white version of a metal hand-rail at West Bay in Dorset. The sea is at the top of the page, the beach at the bottom.

West Bay, Dorset.
Earlier today this picture was here with the wrong title. The sea is, indeed at the top of the page but the line across the middle is a metal hand rail. The lower part of the picture is the beach - lots of little pebbles. You can see the original, colour version at Metal Hand Rail.



Thursday, 27 April 2017

TOWARDS THE WHITE CLIFFS OF PURBECK

Looking across Portland Harbour towards the White Cliffs of Purbeck with sailing boats

Boat with white sail in the foreground setting out from sailing club.

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

DANDELION CLOCK AND PATH

Dandelion clock beside path with goose grass, bind week, grass, bramble and bluebells

Convolvulus lurking.

The latest post on my other blog, Loose and Leafy

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

METAL HAND RAIL

Handrail with pebbles below, sand above and sea beyond

Handrail with pebbles below, sand above and sea beyond. Can't think what the red is!