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The three-sided seed-pods of Bluebell have opened to reveal the dark seeds inside.
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The three-sided seed-pods of Bluebell have opened to reveal the dark seeds inside.
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A WOOD PIGEON takes off from the woodland path, stirring up an eddy of dust.
On a dry bank, I push back a clump of Wavy Hair Grass to take a closer look at a fungus. It has been dry and fungi aren't conspicuous at present. Barbara suggests I don't investigate too closely, as it looks rather like Death Cap. Looking at the book later, and having taken the precaution of washing my hands, it appears to be another, more common, member of the Amanita family, the Blusher, which is so called because it's flesh, especially the stalk, turns pink when bruised. It is poisonous if eaten raw, but can be cooked, provided you pour away the water it is cooked in. I think I shall give it a miss.
In the old hedgerow along the causey stone path the leaves of a Field Maple have been attacked by a mite, Aceria, which causes little red Nail or Pimple Galls.
A spider which has come into the bedroom has a velvet sheen to its brown to purplish brown body. The abdomen appears flattened and the main twin spinnerets are easy to see. There are no discernible markings. The only thing handy to catch it in is a 'Bug's Life' bug box, a cardboard, plastic lensed, souvenir of the movie. It works well.