23nd May |
A trip to the coast, today. The difference in plant advancement was quite noticeable. Sea level is probably about 10 days ahead of the usual patch. I have enough images for two days, so more tomorrow.
Warm and sunny.
One Large White at the coast. |
Two shots of the Cat's Ear - one of the yellow daisies. Flower head about
4 cm across.
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This Kidney Vetch is a new species for me. The lower leaves looked just like clover leaves. Flower head about 4 cm across. |
This is the flower of the Silverweed - another of the Cinquefoils. My local specimens aren't even in bud, yet. |
Two images showing Bird's-foot Trefoil. The insect on the left is the Honey-bee, and the right-hand image captures the intense pink colour of the unopened bud.
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These two lichens were growing well above the high tide level. On the
left, Caloplaca thallincola, and Xanthoria parietina (var. ectanea) on the
right.
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