Like confetti, the petals of Hawthorn decorated the road. Raindrops, shed from leaves, created concentric ring ripples when the fell into puddles. Garlic Mustard flower beside Lighthouse Road. Cherry trees showed fresh leave and new bud formations. Holm Oak held five bud clusters on its branch tips. Dark Clouds were over the Isle of Wight whilst blue sky was to the west. The sun broke through cloud where the where the different clouds met.
Heading west, to the blue skies, were Guillemot, Herring Gull and Great Black Backed Gull. An old Guillemot was seen between the swell off the gully mouth. It was here that a Fulmar flew past from the west. Inland Thrift flowers had emerged near the abundance of Anthills. Plantain heads dropped on the clifftops whilst Wild Carrot held large compound heads beside the coast path. A trickle of fresh water flowed off the land into the brine. Nearby an unseen Stonechat called out.
One Kestrel spent a little time hovering near the cliff top of Lighthouse Green. Towards the Horseshoe bridge mature Sycamore dangled flowers that blended in with its fresh leaves. Younger such trees stood tall with good leaf cover and resembled giant bottle brushes. Beside the bridge the tips of Ash leaves were brown, perhaps burnt by salty wind. Similarly, Bracken frond tips and those of Elder showed likewise. Harts Tongue Fern fronds below in the shelter below the bridge were green, fresh and upright. Dangling over the bridge parapet were small marble size Pears.
Ascending the downland slope, fresh leaves at my feet, brought promised future flowers. These included Yellow Rattle, and stems with leaf whorls of Common Toadflax. Upon disturbed ground were the large, wrinkled elephant ear like leaves of Burdock. Honeysuckle that smother Blackthorn showed its buds too. A pair of Chaffinches, Magpie and a solo Bullfinch, were seen, as I approached Small Copse