Perhaps it is the way my brain is wired but I just can't identify wild flowers without hours scratching my head and poring through reference books. This was the case today when I went to see how the bluebells were developing in Swithland woods. One or two are starting to show but I think the main show is at least a few days away - perhaps a week. Anyway, whilst I was walking around the woods I cam across this lovely little flower. I hadn't got a clue what it was. So I captured a few shots and then came home - could I identify it. Fortunately my wife is a lot more patient than I am and with 10 minutes she had the name Oxalis Acetosella - the Wood Sorrel.
Apart from this problem I had a really enjoyable morning mooching around the woods. As usual I got one or two strange looks from other visitors as I lay flat on the flow trying to capture the flowers. I wish the flowers were at a more convenient level but they are not so the only thing to do is to get down and dirty with plants. At least it wasn't muddy - well mostly not.
Simon Marchini LRPS
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