I was, as is often the case, on the Kingfisher Bridge Nature Reserve this morning. Natural fractals were to be seen:
The last of the wild roses were flowering, hips being dominant on these bushes now:
Columbine was looking good in two forms:
I am not sure what this is, but I liked it:
Then we sat by the River Cam. Yesterday's clouds appear in these two reflections:
And after a while, these cygnets sought shelter near us from the ugly motor cruiser whose wake is in the background. Both parents and another sibling were nearby, these four being led off in single file, close to the bank for their own safety:
All were taken on an iPhone today.
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I think the yellow one is a hawkbit of some sort.
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You won’t believe this but ‘natural fractals’ is exactly what I was thinking when photographing some of the flowers in my garden this sunny afternoon.
We’ve been very lucky in the UK this summer, the extreme temperatures recorded elsewhere have dodged us, at least so far. The increased rainfall may well be associated with the record highs in ocean temperatures, and will probably be more common moving forwards.
The real fun will begin if the AMOC (“Gulf Stream”) collapses and plunges this country into Siberian-style winters up to 15°C colder than we currently experience.
Hopefully the global crash in birth rates will help avert the worst effects of ecocide.
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2024/06/peak-population-projections/
I going with a ‘Bristly, or Prickly Oxtongue’ – Helminthotheca echioides – for the yellow, after checking using Flora Incognita, my favourite plant checking, walking companion!
https://floraincognita.com/
Thank you! I should use it….
Thank you Moongold! I’ve just downloaded the app, though don’t have time to play with it at the moment. I’m looking forward to exploring it. I’ll start with wild flowers growing in the hedge by our caravan (part of our “garden” here in Wales) to familiarise me with how it works. I reckon I’ll have a lot of fun with it, so thank you again. Smiles.
Pleasure Maggie.
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Love the cygnets! More please!