Petrin Park is now in full leaf, and all the blossoms have disappeared from the apple trees. I took this photo a few weeks ago when there were still a lot of lilacs blooming on the hill. The flowers make a nice backdrop for the statue of Czech poet Karel Hynek Macha. Notice that he's clutching a lilac bouquet, too:
Now the weather is summery -- humid and warm -- and I've been having trouble getting clear pictures of birds because there's so much foliage. So I decided to concentrate on the micro-view, and I found a small weedy patch and looked at wildflowers. This is, I think, a type of bladder campion (Silene vulgaris):
And this is meadow clary (Salvia pratensis):
I also saw a number of different types of columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris):
Busy among the leaves and stems were a number of insects, including this Seven-Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata):
