A few photos of things that have caught my eye whilst out and about over the last few weeks.
A Painted Lady butterfly at a nearby garden centre.
Rose hips in Tissington, Derbyshire
Sloes at RSPB Consall nature reserve
Chicken of the Woods fungus at Trentham Gardens
Jew's Ear fungus at Trentham Gardens
Unknown fungus at Trentham Gardens
Above and below Well Dressings at Hartington
Here is a - link - to the history behind the well dressings in Derbyshire.
Autumn Crocus or Colchicum at Hartington
I will write more about the two Derbyshire villages we visited in a future post.
Lovely photos Rosie especially of the Painted Lady butterfly :) I've always wanted to see some of those Derbyshire Well Dressings they look so lovely. Glad you have been able to get out and about and have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you RR. It was great to see the Painted Lady, the only one I've seen this summer. The well dressings are wonderful and can be seen in various villages through the late Spring and Summer into early Autumn. Tissingon is usually one of the first, we used to have a junior school trip to see them evey year, Hartington one of the last in early September. It was nice to be out and about for a while:)
DeleteAlways love the different fungi that you see in your corner. Spotted a few painted ladies her recently too. Lovely photos. B x
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara, have only seen the one Painted Lady this year. Trentham always has a good selection of fungi growing in and around the trees on the lakeside walk. I'm not very good at identifying them:)
DeleteLovely shots!
ReplyDeleteThank you William:)
DeleteWhat wonderful photos, all so colourful. Those well dressings are so impressive, I suppose they made them especially as a tribute to the Queen as it seems the wrong time of year for them. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen. The well dressings take place across the county on different dates starting May and ending early to mid September, Tissington is one of the first and Hartington one of the last. Their well dressings were meant to be a celebration of the Jubilee but events changed a day before they opened the event on 10th December:)
ReplyDeleteInteresting and fun pictures. I particularly liked the fungus pictures. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandy, I love finding and photographing the fungi:)
ReplyDeleteLovely September sunshine! Great close up of the Painted Lady butterfly. I don't think I have seen any in my garden this year. The fungus at Trentham Gardens looks a bit like oyster mushrooms. Have a good week Rosie. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone, I have only seen the one painted lady this year. Always lots of fungus to find at Trentham. Thanks for the identification of the unknown fungus. Hope you have a good week too)
DeleteThe well dressings look lovely at Hartington and thank you for the link to their history.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the link, the history of the well dressings is fascinating:)
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