Poppies

Lots of summer colour about at the moment, these poppies cannot quite decide which side of the railings they belong.

Lone Flower

Not much in the way of soil but plenty of flowers on this lone plant by the riverside.

January Flowers

The mild winter weather continues, this could almost be spring and was taken last week.

S is for Sunflowers

These Sunflower seeds outside St Edward the Confessor should provide a good source of winter food for the local birds

Flowery Walk

A closer look at one of the roadside wild flowers from yesterdays post. There are a number of wild flowers that look similar to this (to me at least!) so I am not going to hazard a guess at the name. How about you?

Hips and Haws

Lots of free food in the local hedgerows this time of year, rose-hip syrup anyone?
Taking part in Ruby Tuesday

Fabulous Foxgloves

Two fabulous foxgloves flower through the railings. This flower is also known as Bee Catchers, Pop-ladders, Witches' Gloves and Dead Men's Fingers. Did you know that fairies give foxes foxglove flowers to wear on their paws to enable them to approach chickens silently and steal them? Not only do foxes wear them but the flowers are also sometimes known as Folks’ Gloves because the fairies wear them as hats and gloves.

Winter Sunshine

Christmas morning we went for walk before lunch and passed by this terrace house with a Winter Jasmine in flower in the front garden. It was a pretty dull day weather wise but this patch of colour brightened up our morning stroll.