Sunshine and Blue Skies
Winter sets more challenges to finding something different for the blog. There are few photo worthy flowers, no bugs and beasties and even the fungi are 'going over'. Heavy clouds, rain, mist and fog do not encourage nice vistas. So when the sun shines and there are blue skies, opportunities must be taken to try to gain some lovely winter views.
The walk up to the middle moor gate has changed over the years, from a dark conifer block to a felled area. This was then replanted with a mixture of deciduous and conifer trees which have now grown into an open wooded area. As the summer sun warms the path, so the butterflies, bees, 'dragons and damsels' sunbathe and feed. In winter the leafless trees stand out against the blue sky and birds can be seen flitting amongst the branches searching for food.
The ancient hedgerows across the middle moor cast long shadows.
Leaving the moor near Plover's Pool the path wanders through a dark conifer plantation. Trunks of these trees were caught in the sunshine.
In the Scrapes the reeds were glinting as the sun caught them standing out against the blue sky.
Pink flower heads of Hemp Agrimony feed many butterflies and bees in the late summer. Now only the seed heads are left.
