My camera had been on the wrong setting and recent photos were suddenly looking pixelated when I zoomed in to view close-up detail. I needed to re-photograph some of the flowers and bugs that I had previously snapped, so in between showers Mr C and I went for a walk to see what we could find.
The stream has become overgrown with grasses and other water plants. We usually try to clear a path for the water to flow easily in case of flooding, but this summer we haven’t managed to, so down in the stream, I have noticed some new plants, including this funny-looking one. Several stems with bobbles on were tucked in amongst the Reed Canary Grass, which grows both in and out of the stream.
The white-bloomed bobbles, which look a bit like coconut-covered chocolate truffles on their own branches, are the female flower-clusters and the smaller, more compact bobbles climbing up the stem are the male clusters.