30 Days Wild - scrub land

I like the fact that nature finds a way in some of the most unpromising of spaces. Wildflowers will pop up as soon as the human beings vacate. This patch of scrub land was being used as a storage area for builders working on the block across the road. Since they finished it has just been left, and the last two summers the poppies have taken over and given a vibrant display. It's right outside the gym window so I just jog on the cross trainer and admire the view.

Then Dunk and I went on an outing on Friday and it was lovely to just gaze out at all the wildflowers growing in the waste land alongside the tracks. Apparently, during the steam era, Dunk tells me (because he is an old bloke and remembers), they always had to clear the land alongside the railways for fear of sparks starting fires in the undergrowth, whereas now it feels like they act as corridors of greenery. (Hard to get a decent photo as I had to wait for the train to slow down so missed the best bits).

Stay safe. Be kind. Look out of the window.