I have been harvesting this week my garlic, blackcurrants and gooseberries. I have picked about 2 stone of blackcurrants that took ages to pick and process.

The buddleia is in flower. The butterflies love it.

Long purple spikes

Giant gunnera along the riverbank.

Giant rubarb leaves

Himalayan balsam.

Not a popular plant because of the way it spreads  

Sticky burs that as a child you would love to throw.

Spiky hooks

This tree despite have a huge hole in the trunk is still alive.

A cave at the base

There is fungus around the base of the trunk.

It looks like dinner plates

Lichen on the tree branches shows how clean the air is.

The branches are covered

The berries are forming on the hawthorn.

Pale red berries

Mist hanging in the valley.

The meadow alongside the river Eden

Children's art has its own simplicity.

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