There is a really cool part of Mote Park that was filled with Dandelions, however, I was unprepared for the fact that my girlfriend felt compelled to run about and kick most of them to \’help spread the seed\’. Fortunately, before she managed to boot this one I got down and soaked my camera on the sodden grass just long enough to take this shot that reminds me of all things spacey.

Candlesnuff Fungus – Xylaria hypoxylon. Fungi is fun. These little needle type things were growing on the ground (although later we found some on a tree). The most interesting part for me was the tiny little water drop… like a nice bit of condensation running down a pint of Guinness… not that I like Guinness, gimme a cider anyday

Whilst I like flies, I like them outside the house and not all over the place. This is the fly screen that adorns our back door. I would like to say it was hand woven by a skilled artisan from some mystical foreign land, but I think we just got it from a DIY store.

The Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. Apparently in the United Kingdom it has declined from 264 sites to just 3 sites in the last 50 years. However, this information may well be incorrect on Wikipedia, unless my garden is one of the three sites in the UK, which seems unlikely.

The \’apron\’ that forms part of the sea wall defences at Sampire Hoe, Dover, Kent. Sampire Hoe is constructed from the earth dug out for the Channel Tunnel. During the construction of the Channel Tunnel, the area was known as the Shakespeare Cliff Lower Construction Platform. In 1994 a competition was organised by Eurotunnel and the Dover Express to find a new name for the newest part of England. Hundreds of entries were received, from which the judges chose Samphire Hoe.