Potted forest

Another gorgeous day - since it's technically the last day of our Oban Spring Clean I went out on a solo litter pick this morning, slightly different from my usual circuit. I suppose I collected the equivalent of two full plastic sacks, though I tend to tip the contents into rubbish bins to save heaving full bags around. I wish people would clean up in front of their houses and shops!

My Blip today is of a potful of monkey puzzle seedlings, Araucaria araucana. There are a pair of trees - one male, one female - not far away from our house so last year I collected a bag of seed and now have several pots of seedlings. What will I do with them? I have no idea. Why do I do it? Because I can! It's a Blip anyway!

On my round this morning I found yet another abandoned toy. While I was taking its picture a man stopped behind me, phoning home to see if their child had lost his giraffe. Apparently not! I'm told that these are all the rage at the moment!