Amelia's photos

I saw at least two of these flitting around the local churchyard, and spent some time waiting for one to land near enough to get a photo. Please excuse my lack of visiting or commenting on your photos. We had a severe electric storm with lots of rain and high winds on Monday late evening. Climbing roses have been blown down from fences, flowers are now sodden and turning brown, and the garden has turned into a disaster area. I have so much tying in and dead heading to do now. It's going to take 3or 4 days to get it all looking reasonable again. The PIP shows two roses in a small part of the garden. The main rose is highly scented and is called Penelope. The rose behind that is Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis'. This is what it looked like about a week ago and up until Monday evening.

We were first in to this National Trust property. and so it was easy to get photos with no-one in them. We left at 12.45, and it was very busy. The gardens were looking spectacular..

Sunday Challenge 49 post 11 June - Bridge This bridge has been closed for the last 6 years while canal restoration was undergoing. The canal here is now fully in water and canal boats can now navigate to the next winding hole, but must then turn and come back again.

The weir on the River Otter in Otterton. There is a fish pass at the side of the weir that can just be seen.

Erigeron karvinskianus and Helianthemum species growing on a wall at Chirk Castle.

Common names include Sea Fig, Western Iceplant, Coastal Iceplant, Baby Sun-Rose, Angled Pigface, I can't understand the 'Pigface' name. Carpobrotus edulis is a southern African plant. Introduced to Europe, the plant can be found entirely naturalised in some coastal habitats, particularly sea cliffs and sand-dunes in the south west of the UK. The plant tends be quite invasive, spreading and forming continuous mats over large areas. It does look stunning, but there may some problems with it. First of all it is not indigenous, and is colonising this area to the detriment of other natives such as thrift. Also it is a succulent and holds on to water, becoming heavy in wet weather. Whole mats of it can become dislocated from the cliffs causing rock falls.

Common names include Sea Fig, Western Iceplant, Coastal Iceplant, Baby Sun-Rose, Angled Pigface, I can't understand the 'Pigface' name. Carpobrotus edulis is a southern African plant. Introduced to Europe, the plant can be found entirely naturalised in some coastal habitats, particularly sea cliffs and sand-dunes in the south west of the UK. The plant tends be quite invasive, spreading and forming continuous mats over large areas. It does look stunning, but there may some problems with it. First of all it is not indigenous, and is colonising this area to the detriment of other natives such as thrift. Also it is a succulent and holds on to water, becoming heavy in wet weather. Whole mats of it can become dislocated from the cliffs causing rock falls. I'm not sure what the policy is in Budleigh. Maybe in certain areas the plants should be eradicated to allow indigenous species to thrive in order to prevent more coastal erosion.

This is a photo of the Church of St John the Baptist in Ruyton XI Towns, and it dates in part to the 12th century with the tower being dated from the 14th century. The structure in the left foreground is the remains of the site of a medieval castle. The bench is surrounded by dog daisies, Leucanthemum vulgare, which have spread throughout the churchyard and look stunning at the moment. The church clock hasn't worked for about 9 months. It needs a new battery operated winder to lift the small weights. The battery operated mechanism replaced the old hand wound system in 2008. We used to wind the huge weights up, and it was a very good workout. When we temporarily left the village in 2007 to live in Norway, no-one wanted the job, so a battery operated system was installed.

To the right of this photo is the lifeboat station, and the ramp is visible in the photo. Established over 200 years ago, Exmouth Lifeboat Station opened a new station and boathouse in 2010, which houses a Shannon class lifeboat and an inshore D class lifeboat. The lifeboat is called 'R and J Welburn' and was funded by a generous legacy from Mrs Joan Welburn who lived in Sidmouth and named in memory of her husband Raymond. The naming ceremony occurred on 9 May 2015.

A relatively quiet Devon town with a pebbly beach, and a lovely walk along the esplanade. This view is taken at the east end of the town overlooking the River Otter and the salt marshes beyond. A bird watcher's paradise at certain times of the year. The bench faces south towards the sea.

SC47 – Post May 28 – Relationship between man and animal These three dogs were looked after by the woman with the baby while their owner went into the local NT shop. They were rewarded by bring given treats.

Adrian was in charge of the camera while I went for a paddle. I wondered why I ran out of battery charge that evening.