Day 49

I missed another day due to having been off on a canal stroll with company to recee a guided walk I’m doing in a couple of weeks. So it was back to the regular walk today although the weather wasn’t really up to much. It was for the most part dry but there was the occasional very intense shower. Still we managed to dodge them for the most part.

In between the showers there was a very intense sky with patches of view and it was very warm. There was a fabulous sky up the top.

The foxgloves are starting to make an appearance and it is nice to see them back. They really are quite a spectacular summer flower up the forest although they do need a bit of light to flourish.

The next thing I saw for the first time this year is the blackberry blossom. Although these aren’t that spectacular, they are the harbinger of very good things to come later so these are good to see. They always put me to mind of the Michelle Shocked song of the same name and I quite frequently end up lapping the forest with that playing a loop in my head at this time of year.

I came across these odd-looking summer mushrooms. I can’t remember seeing these at this time last year but perhaps I wasn’t keeping an eye out so well. Anyway, it was surprise to see them at this time of year.

That’s about it for this walk. It was a bit of leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll – really the kind of walk I should have been doing some exploring on but I didn’t quite manage it. I nabbed one more shot of the foxgloves near the end on closeup. My new stick is a real big help with steadying the camera – I cut it about a foot longer than the old one so it is just the right height.