Author: eklastic

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Yellow Weasel-snout

yellow archangel, artillery plant, aluminium plant, or yellow weasel-snout

This variety of dead-nettle (Lamium galeobdolon) is commonly known as yellow archangel, or artillery plant, aluminium plant, or yellow weasel-snout. Now guess which name I like best?

Macro Monday

What the Heron Had for Dinner

Remember Thurday’s Ragtag Daily Prompt? Here is the solution to the question.

Stalk.
Strike.
Capture.
Shake.
Swallow.
Strut.

I’ve posted a photo of the dangling prey in a local photo group to ask what they thought what kind of animal the heron had caught. Hedgehog was discounted, rat and mouse advanced – which I didn’t really believe as I could see no tail whatsoever. And the latest idea is a hamster. The size fits, and it has a darker back and lighter belly. Whatever it was: may it rest in peace.

Six Word Saturday