A quick late evening stroll around the country lanes and ‘my’ hill last week revealed more wild flowers. Mullein (Verbascum) with its wonderful caterpillar moth, Evening Primrose, Bear’s Breeches (Acanthus mollis), purple foxgloves, thistle seedheads, bracken leaves turning gold already, wild honeysuckle and buddleia throwing their fragrance into the still air, rosebay willowherb and pretty hydrangeas. OK, the hydrangeas were planted by someone living along the lane, but still a large part of Cornish lanes at this time of year. And lots of lovely wild grasses – golden oats, purple Yorkshire fog and soft silvery plumes line the trails on the hill. Sometimes I wonder why I cultivate a garden. Nature seems to put things together perfectly.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #54 | Detail
Cornwall in Colours 
Lovely ensemble, Jude. And ‘snap’ on the caterpillar 🙂
He’s a beauty isn’t he? I thought I’d got a photo of one.
Fabulous:)
Lovely images Jude, especially all those fine and beautiful grasses in the top image.
I agree, the different types of grasses fascinate me, so many colours and textures. What many gardeners strive to achieve!
That’s a very colourful caterpillar, Jude. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
Unmissable Pete! A very hungry caterpillar…
Lovely fluffy grass, and quite a caterpillar!
The colours are absolutely beautiful Jude – including those on the caterpillar.
An interesting caterpillar!
I am curious to know what the butterfly/moth looks like.
Brown! “At rest this moth looks like a dead plant stalk.” Nothing like the pretty caterpillar.
Glorious Jude! Mother Nature does have the gardener’s touch doesn’t she?!
All we do is try and emulate her!
You’ve pinched Tish’s caterpillar! Well, a small version 🙂 🙂
Haha… yes, we must have taken the caterpillar photo around the same time.
Gorgeous images, Jude, and beautiful details. I keep looking at that caterpillar! Wow. The colors are marvelous.
Sadly a boring brown moth!
Wonderful details and colours – nature’s best! How I adore that caterpillar!
The caterpillar is so much more colourful than the moth!
It is! Often it is, yes – and I always wonder why, because if it is not camouflage, they might easily get eaten.