Something Different Each Day

Saturday, March 28th 2015

As spring makes its very slow appearance there is something different to see almost everyday.

Early morning shadows stretch across the middle moor.  The darker grass of a 'fairy ring' (where there is a presence of fungi) can still be seen. 

Early morning shadows on the middle moor

This frogspawn has an alien quality to it.

Frogspawn

Lesser Celandine leaves have been recorded along Risedale Beck and on the moor, but not a flower bud has been seen, so it was a lovely surprise when this one one found wide open, in the sunshine on the moor.

Lesser Celandine

Something white caught the eye.  On closer inspection it was found to be a thistle seed head, probably a Spear Thistle, that had not released its seeds.  By now the seeds are unlikely to germinate, for which the volunteers will be really pleased!

Thistle seed head


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