New project: The roadside verge

I’m starting a new project this month, based on the roadside verge. A lane passes north and south through our village and I’m concentrating on a half mile each way. Not just the flowers but anything I find interesting connected with the verge.
The aim is to build up a body of work in both colour and black and white that reflects all aspects of these important strips of nature alongside the tarmac.

Hopefully I can address some of the following questions.

Is there a good range of wildflowers and grasses?

How often is it cut during a year?

What do the hedgerows contribute?

What effect does the abutting fields have on the verge?

Here’s  the first photos taken last week.

All photos taken using a variety of Fujinon and vintage Olympus/Pentax lenses on my Fujifilm X-T2 digital camera.

Buttercups

May blossom

A Small Tortoiseshell on red clover

Buttercup haze

Shady scene

Dancing ferns

The luxuriant verge

Feather in the grass

Queen Anne’s Lace

Speedwell peeps out of the grass

The lane leading south out of the village, with Simonside as a backdrop.

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