So much rain today: the streams are flowing very well and I am sure that the fungi are growing but I didn't hang around for many photos!

This branch fell off a neighbour's tree a few months ago and they kindly said that we could use the wood.  Having counted the rings, we estimate that the branch is around 120 years old.  It was fascinating looking at the periods of slow growth (including probably the hot summer of 1976) and some of rapid growth.. Also interesting to think of what the area was like when the tree was young.  

Fallen or cut timber is also interesting as it decays: always worth a look for mosses, lichens and fungi, like this one I passed today. This is why it is so important to leave some fallen wood, rather than being too tidy.