Gunnerside (June 2018)

These are a selection of images taken on a walk from Low Row to Gunnerside in Yorkshire plus some wildflowers photographs taken over a couple of days in the Swaledale area.

Starting with the wildflowers, we were intrigued by the following yellow flower which I think is a  monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus). We found it mostly in the wet areas by the River Swale and there were several patches where it seemed to be very abundant:

A few other wildflowers I selected includes: a cranesbill which I believe to be a wood cranesbill; an eyebright; a red clover flower; a speedwell which I think is a germander speedwell; and a knapweed flower (possibly black knapweed).

The footpath from Low Row to Gunnerside ran alongside the River Swale. The water level seemed very low due to the lack of sustained rainfall during May and June.

The fields at Gunnerside are patchwork of drystone walls and barns which I tried to capture as we walked, although we placed more focus on reaching the pub than the photography - far too hot for walking and too bright for good landscaping. I tried mono for a couple of the shots to counteract the brightness but I am not sure it made much difference to the results.

Spring on the Southwell Trail - Wildflowers (May 2018)

This selection of wildflowers from the Southwell Trail  includes some that I have struggled to identify from the photographs. For example, the yellow flowers below might be from the same species but it is hard to be certain. I really need more information e.g. the shape of the leaves. I think I can align them to the buttercup family and if really pressed I think the may be lesser spearwort, but I am not sure:

Guelder Rose

Sometimes I know I have photographed a particular flower previously but I can't remember its name. Also, annoyingly, I when I search back I find that I haven't placed a keyword or title on the image. This means starting the identification process again and, in this case, it turned out to be a guelder rose:

Ribwort Plantain

This flower/grass is instantly recognisable by sight but I had no idea of its name. With some research I am fairly sure it is ribwort plantain although I can't say that I have heard of plantain family previously:

Ferns

Some new fern growth.....it is that time of year:

Chervil 

I find the apiaceae or umbelliferae (carrot family) hard to identify. There are many different types  and they seem so similar. I am sticking my neck out to say that these are rough chervil:

Dog Rose

Herb Bennet

Another I am not sure about but I think it is Herb Bennet:

Hedgerow Cranesbill

I am comfortable that this is a type of geranium but I am less certain it is a Hedgerow Cranesbill:

Elderflower

There is lots of elderflower along the trail:

Common Vetch

Lastly a common vetch, a member of the pea family:

Falmouth - Photography Week 24 (2016)

The weather during week 24 was often indifferent. Having a compact camera in the pocket allowed me to capture the occasional bright periods around Falmouth:

In more dull conditions I focused on the detail around the coast including the luminous green seaweed and one of my favourite subjects - rock patterns:

Growing on the cliffs were these Mayweed flowers:

In a hedge I spotted this wonderfully patterned flower which is definitely a geranium but I am not sure which one. Looking on flower identification sites I have come up with three possibilities: Crane's bill 'lace time', Pencilled Cranesbill or Druce's Cranesbill.