The watermeadow is living up to its name, still flooded after over a month. I feel it’s unlikely that it will dry out now till the spring unless we get a prolonged dry spell over the winter. Much like the rest of the valley, our patch is mainly green foliage topped with dried Reed Canary Grass. The foliage that is thriving includes dock, nettles, buttercup, and bedstraw. Also, there is the suggestion of pussy willow buds forming along the greeny-orange stems of our ‘tall’ willow (left of picture).
Below I have pasted June, September, and December pictures to compare.
