A fine autumn day.......

I decided to pop down to Calke Abbey this afternoon for a ............

 But before that I had a little walk and saw some colour, reflections,

fungi

and beautiful skies.

I sat for a few minutes in the hide and saw............

a great spotted woodpecker

and plenty of finches.

 Now we all know that sex and violence sells and it was proven today .

These people were waiting and watching for.......

this pair to get between..........

this big boy...........

and his ladies, as well as hoping he would get his way with them.

Nothing much was happening this afternoon except a lot of posturing

and bellowing and a bit of chasing around.

 

Parasols

Parasol mushrooms at Calke Abbey.

 

Had a lovely walk at Calke Abbey and went foraging with the camera.

Saw these parasol mushrooms on the way in and went back to see them.

The blue thing is my mitt and is about 6" long - it's there to give an idea of

the size of the parasol.

They were huge, about the size of a dinner plate and in various stages of

development.