Monday 20 August 2012

Tutti Frutti

In spite of the relative absence of sunshine and insects, there seems to be lots of berries and hips about. These included those of the Field rose (Rosa arvensis), the Bramble (Rubus fruticosus), the Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Mountain ash (Sorbus acuparia) and Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides).

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