Another fine day, occasional whispy cumulus only, slight, refreshing easterly breeze. A.m. two coats of undercoat on rear gable-end of garage. P.m. took Rachael to an event at New Holland Community Hall, Good community café there, sat with Molly on Danesgate, pleasant area opposite the old Yarborough Hotel, on a day like today New Holland has considerable charm. Visited nearby mouth of New Holland beck, watched swans, took some pictures on phone but cannot seem to transfer them to laptop. Evening top coat gloss on gable-end.
Pasture field opposite on landward side of Humber bank through which take Molly each morning is survival of the classic English flower meadow with masses of buttercups in amongst cock’s-foot and meadow grass. Standing water in part of the field is gradually receding but results in a different flora (s.p.b. from last year). On the Humber bank itself all in flower especially hoary cress (or hoary pepperwort), plantain, cow parsley (see picture – cow parsley and hogweed as photoed near South Ferriby quarry) and jack-by-the-hedge. Couple of tall plant which to me look like woad but said to be very rare around here. Also the roadside verge and shallow ditch are a blaze of colour, mostly cow parsley but also grasses, silverweed and black medick, with the willow-herb growing quickly ready to flower in August and September.
Bluebells now have all but finished flowering for this year.