Yesterday I found Common Broomrape with it subtle flowers, amongst Hazel by the glade as well as beside Solent Road. This morning I briefly enjoyed the sight and sounds of waves breaking on the Sandy Shore during and early morning Durlston Events leaflet delivery drop to the tourist information centre. The sun was rising giving a sky glow beyond the pier. At Durlston it appeared as a golden orb and illuminated the sky below a band of thicker cloud. Magpies cackled near the centre whilst car park verge Ash and Elm had continued to shed what was left of their leaves. Cleavers (sticky grass) showed healthy leaves beside a tarmac path. Natural paths displayed footprints in the exposed wet clay. Before I reached “Rest & Admire” a calling Raven flew towards to Dell. From the view point I could see Old Harry but that was soon to be obscured by a shower. Below Peveril Downs upon the sea beside the rocky shore were at least a score of either Common, Herring or Black Headed Gulls. Above the Dell I watched a Grey Squirrel scamper along the inland bridge parapet before a Raven flew off from nearby Ash. A score of Racing Pigeons flew over the undercliff towards Swanage. Fruits were still upon the Wild Madder that climbed a telegraph pole.
I ran into the castle to put my waterproof leggings on. Outside the dangling white flowers of a “Con” Fuchsia added some colour along with Lavender and Mexican Daisy flowers. Three Cornered Leek showered vibrant green leaves. Slender Elms below the sea chart wagged in the wind. Walk into the wind at the observation point I noticed several acorns on the floor beneath Holm Oak. One Shag was upon the sea off the cliffs. A duo of Guillemots was seen to leave the cliffs only for another to shortly arrive. Today approximately seventy of the sea birds were huddled in the cliff cave. About the gully it was either a Kestrel or a Sparrow Hawk that flew, in drizzle, low over Gorse then towards the Lighthouse. It made me smile to see two remnant Common Toadflax flowers beside Lighthouse Road. Looking like golf ball, amongst the short turf below the measured mile markers, were a good score of Stomach Fungi. Back at the centre I enjoyed the scent of Tansy by crushed leaves.