Great little arcade conversion (and we know how rare those can be).
Author: stickhead
A Year of Wildflowers #6, 7 and 8
Blackthorn, spurge laurel and hazel. First one spotted at Middleton Lakes, the others at Oversley Wood.
A Year of Wildflowers #5 – Lesser Celandine
Went for a lovely walk around Oversley. Spring is officially here now these beauties are out.
A Year of Wildflowers #4 – Early Crocus
Spotted just outside the Weoley Castle ruins in Birmingham. Another non-native, but seeing as things are a little slow this time of year, I’m counting it.
A Year of Wildflowers #3 – Primrose
What’s Italian for third?
A Year of Wildflowers #2 – Snowdrop
Found just outside of Redditch at St. Leonard’s Church in Beoley. They have a Snowdrop Festival here every year.
You know winter’s almost done when you see these beauties. I found these at St. Leonard’s Church in Beoley just outside of Redditch.
Apparently, snowdrops are not a native UK wildflower (but I don’t care, I’m including them anyway). Although we tend to see them as a sign of the coming spring and therefore symbol of hope, back in the day it was considered a portent of death to see a single flower.
A Year of Wildflowers #1 – Gorse
A member of the pea family, gorse has needle like leaves and a coconut scent. Back in the day people would use gorse to feed livestock, fuel bread ovens, make brushes and use the petals to make yellow dye to paint Easter eggs.
Coventry
Something about this place makes me want to photograph it. It’s very diverse in culture and architecture. These are couple of photos I hurriedly took while rushing from a restaurant to the cinema while celebrating my son’s excellent exam results.