Dead leaves in Thompson’s Park on Boxing Day
It has been a while since I walked around Thompson’s Park, the nearest of Cardiff’s small parks to my home. But Boxing Day was a rare day of sunshine and showers in an otherwise very wet and murky festive period, so I thought I would get some fresh air.
As usual at this time of year there were still a few observations of interest. Here are my photos…
Low winter sun under the beech trees
A crow rummaging
An old friend – the oak tree I followed in 2016…
…familiar brown leaves
Some kind of early blossom…
…Prunus family?
Smooth shiny bark
Red leaves against house roofs – a maple of sorts?
Beech leaves
Catkins to come – birch I think…
…judging by the papery bark
Fungus on a sycamore maple trunk…
…and one of its dead leaves
Bright green moss on a rotting tree stump
Steps down from the top field to the lower park…
…edged by more beech
Weeping willow on the duck pond
White camellia in the shrubbery
Daphne
Berries of Iris foetidissima, known in these parts as stinking gladwin
See more of my Thompson’s Park posts here…
The Squirrelbasket 
Hi, it’s always a pleasure to see your photos, full of observations of little things many others would miss.
May I please wish you and yours a very Happy New Year when it arrives.
It’s not a happy time for many in this world at the moment, so I wish everyone Health, Peace and Love.
Kathryn
Thanks so much for that – and sorry I have taken so long to respond.
Very belated Happy New Year to you. It will soon be spring!
All the best 🙂
It was enjoyable to “visit” your park. I like the beeches edging the steps—neat idea.
And they stop you falling off the edge…
All the best 🙂