Saturday, 31 October 2009

Seeing the Changes 243






In Loughor, the mild weather resulted in the Fly honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum) and Common chickweed (Stellaria media) coming into flower again. In Bynea, Square-stalked St John's wort (Hypericum tetrapterum) was blooming and Ivy (Hedera helix) berries starting to ripen. Small, brown toadstools were scattered on the grass and a micromoth frequented the Ragwort.

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