Wednesday 9 July 2008

Trédaniel plan d'eau, morning.

Though around the lake is mown, and the reedmace cleared against coypu, the slope beyond is left rough, a wonderful, intricate tapestry of yellow, brown and purple weeds, including reedmace.

4 comments:

Bee said...

As often as you describe these places, I cannot pin them down in my mind! Perhaps that is due to their ever-changing nature, but they seem to contain so much.

Reedmace and coypu are both new to me; but perhaps they are terms for plants that I know by other names?

Lucy said...

The reedmace are the big bullrushy things at the water's edge which there were photographs of earlier. Coypu are big ratty water animals that originated in Canada, I think, but escaped into the countryside in Europe. They are a nuisance - I think they successfully eradicated them in the UK - because they spread diseases, destroy the banks and annoy native wildlife, so they try to keep the banks clear of cover for them. I'll try to publish some photos or maybe draw some little maps of these places!

Anil P said...

Yes, maps and pictures would really bring the experience alive.

Bee said...

Thanks for explaining!