5th June 23.
Yesterday, FSD, together with her international friend and I walked along verdant verges looking at the various plants as well as spotting visiting fauna. A car pulled over and stopped, it was a farmer friend, met previously. We were pleased to see him and he mentioned the oxeye daises growing a little further on at the second wood. I see, after checking, that the wood is called Sir Charles's Clump and I wonder about when is a wood..... a clump. The adjacent wood is called Sir John's Plantation. A wood, a clump a plantation, balks, the names go on. Back to the subject. We were awestruck by the mass planting of this wild flower cover belt at the side of the field. In particular the crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) looked dramatic flowering a deep rich crimson. Also, phacelia with its pastel blue flowers as well as buttercups but of course the star of the show is the oxeye daisies which are majestically flowering in profusion. It was good to see the bees busying themselves taking advantage of all the nectar. I was so pleased to see this field that I returned today to try painting it. This is another 12x10 inch painting done using oil on canvas board. The trees peeping from the right hand side are those belonging to woodland known as Sir Charles's Clump. I like this viewpoint as the church spire of St. Mary's can be seen. Indeed, South Dalton is only a short distance away, in fact, the open fields in the distance on the left are Dalton Park. As I walked alongside the wheat margins to reach this spot I saw a spider rush across my path. It had a green abdomen which was very eye catching. I tried to get a closer look but it ran into some long grass. Here is a link.
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