Frequent heavy showers.
Leaves don't get much of a chance to develop before the parasites move in. The fungal rust Puccinia ulmariae on Meadowsweet - Filipendula ulmaria.
Foxglove flowers should be open next week. These buds can remain in the almost-open state for quite a few days.
A close-up of Green-veined White - our most common local butterfly.
Meadow Pea will be open soon. Lathyrus pratensis.
These are the flowers of Common Sorrel - Rumex acetosa.
The seeds of Willows are now beginning to be released by the pointed pods.
Anyone else see a Donkey's head in this?