It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

An Atlantic seal pup lies among the rocks at Martin’s Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. Photo: Rebecca Naden/Reuters.

The Seasons

Whatever happened to baby Jane? Benllech, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. “It didn’t look like this in the summer”. Photo: Martin Godwin.

Fritillaria meleagris

Corwen, Wales: A snake’s head fritillary is caught out by unseasonal snowfall. Photo: Richard Bowler/Rex/Shutterstock.

Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family. Its common names include snake’s head fritillary, snake’s head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or, in northern Europe, simply fritillary. [From Wikipedia].

Men of Steel

• Graeme Wearden and Ben Quinn, Steel crisis: Jeremy Corbyn calls on government to “intervene now” – live updates, The Guardian, March 30, 2016

Port Talbot, United Kingdom: Tata Steel is to announce the sale of its plant in the Welsh town, putting thousands of jobs at risk. Photo: Rebecca Naden/Reuters.

A banner outside the Tata steel plant in Port Talbot, Wales, as the steel giant confirmed plans to sell its UK assets, threatening thousands of job cuts. Photo: Andy Rain/EPA.