A few humble wildflowers round the neighbourhood are still putting out flowers rather late in the season. The unusually warm and sunny days we've been having lately have probably given them a boost.
 This is Lapsana communis and it has a curious back story. I have noted before that when the common name of a plant ends with the word "wort" this indicates that it was once believed to have a medicinal use. L. commuinis is also known as Nipplewort- said to be efficacious for those with sore nipples. I don't know how and I can't vouch for its curative powers!

 Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbaline muralis) is a dainty little plant with tiny flowers though it can spread considerably. From southern Europe originally, it is reputed to have got its start in this country in Oxford in the seventeenth century. It punches above its weight because now it can be found everywhere trailing along walls and paving.