Today in pictures

[susie123]

Originally Posted by davemac

As well as fish, dogs, horses, cows, and me as well.

How does it get through the inflatable underpants Dave?

[Margaret Pilkington]

I like foxgloves too....but poppies are my favourites......wild ones and cornflowers.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I like foxgloves too....but poppies are my favourites......wild ones and cornflowers.

Oh yes poppies - I like the taller opium poppies with the big seed heads. They appeared spontaneously in my last three gardens - the seeds can lie dormant for up to 100 years until you disturb the ground. In this garden they didn't come until this year when two plants appeared in the path - which then had to be dug up for the drains. And they hadn't flowered so no seeds - and not sure I've got any old seeds left from my other gardens - though I did save plenty at one time but spread them all over here to no avail.

[mobertol]

Foxgloves= Beatrix Potter for me -lovely flowers, make me think of childhood and summer days in England!

[mobertol]

One man and his dog! Trials at Glenridding show - a good workout for this dog

[Margaret Pilkington]

Today I went for a short stroll along the towpath...it was much shorter that I wanted it to be. I went out with one dead battery and one with onlu a sip of power in it......so not many pics.
But......But, I did take some pics of insects...and a humbug coloured snail.
Have a look at these.
Pictures in the style of Davemac.
1) Thistle do...a thistle on the canal bank. Offering a resting place to a visiting insect.
2) thistle reprise. More bugs.
3) A raspberry basking in the sun.
4) Nature's Diamonds...sparkling in the sun.
5) A damselfly having a drink from one of the droplets...I could hear it slurping...no manners, these damselflies.
6) could be mistaken for a humbug - not scared of these...they never move that fast unless being thrown by an angry gardener. I like the colours and the texture of the shell.
7) this plant looked like cow parsley...but was a mauve shade. Sue will be along in a minute to tell me what it is(I hope).
8) thistle with two visitors...see I told you I was getting brave. my courage was screwed up into a tight ball and I had my running shoes on.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by susie123

Oh yes poppies - I like the taller opium poppies with the big seed heads. They appeared spontaneously in my last three gardens -

I bet they did, yeh will tell us owt.

[susie123]

Margaret love the pics especially bugs on thistle in no2. Think insects in last pic are hoverflies.

As for the cow parsley type flower - they are v difficult to tell apart without a good look at the leaves and flower structure. The plant in your pic appears to have spots on the lower stem - could be hemlock! but can't swear to it. Have been trying to find a decent pic on the net of one with a blotchy stem but doesn't appear to be one. Hemlock is often very tall so might not be that but otherwise can't tell you what it might be!

[susie123]

Well you could have had some pics of the Lancaster canal today... had a hospital appt, finished early, time to kill, sat by the canal in town in bright sunshine and a lovely warm breeze. And I didn't take the camera!

Lots of things to photograph - swans and cygnets, a lacy wooden bridge, lots of boats, plants - all in my mind's eye, sorry that's all!

Then a wander through town, lots more things sprang to the eye, of course! have to go again tomorrow - it'll probably be raining!

[Margaret Pilkington]

it does look like water hemlock(or the pics that google has of the plant)......the stem was speckled and although you say Hemlock is a tall plant, this wasn't particularly tall, but then I did take from the position of the canal bank...so my perspective of it was looking down on it...not a good position to judge the height.

[Restless]

Been to my parents house today after work. There was a little sun; so we let the rabbit out for a run around the garden.....

First. The rather timid Guinea pigs(dunno their names)



Pics of LadyM








Sally

[susie123]

Love flopsy rabbits - never had one though. And you can't get away from Lady M can you!

[Restless]

Dont you just love her!

Lady should be renamed malty. Pick her up for a minute and my clothes are covered with hairs hehe. She don't half malt.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Restless

Dont you just love her!

Lady should be renamed malty. Pick her up for a minute and my clothes are covered with hairs hehe. She don't half malt.

Think you mean moult Rob. As in m(o)ulti purrpuss pussycat.

[Restless]

oops

Originally Posted by susie123

Think you mean moult Rob. As in m(o)ulti purrpuss pussycat.