Concrete

Fencepost of the Week #35

There are quite a lot of concrete fenceposts in the south east of England, I used to think of them as a wartime / post-war response to timber shortages, but I suppose the raw materials to make concrete posts have always been more readily available round these parts.

Certain lichens seem to do really well on them.

Puffins!

Wildife Wednesday #25

This is just too easy...

A lot of the challenge in photographing - even just seeing wildlife stems from how shy and elusive creatures tend to be around humans. So a visit to Lunga - an uninhabited island off the west coast of Mull is a real treat. Here all the nesting sea birds are pretty blasé about the troops of photographers coming round to visit.

Today is all about the puffins, but I took lovely photos of guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and more...

Agaricus urinascens

Monday Mushroom #26

This is a close relative of the field and horse mushroom. It grows much larger than either - caps often reach 25cm diameter. It is stout of build and firm of flesh. Emerging in impressive clusters on pastureland.

Agaricus urinascens

Misty Mountains of Sóller, Mallorca

Scenic Sundays #28

Sóller is a beautiful town nestled in a broad valley on on the northern edge of the Mallorcan highlands. The surrounding mountains are these amazing limestone crags, with trees sprouting up wherever they can find a toehold.

Horse Mushroom

 Monday Mushroom #25

Rather like field mushrooms, but taller, less scaly and with a distinct aroma of aniseed.

Horse Mushroom - Agaricus arvensis

Horse Mushroom - Agaricus arvensis

Horse Mushroom - Agaricus arvensis

Up on the Downs

Scenic Sundays #27

 The South Downs: not very wild, but wild enough - and accessible.

Down South

Fencepost of the Week #34

No Fenceposts of the Week since last November! What can I say - there are few really well rotted fenceposts in the Brighton area. However I did encounter this magnificent example while pottering in the water meadows just south of Lewes this morning.