Deck the halls #plants

Posted by on Dec 25, 2016 in 2016, December, Holly, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Holly, December 2016

 

Holly – the pre-Victorian version of a Christmas tree. (more…)

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Xanthoria polycarpa #lichen

Posted by on Dec 24, 2016 in 2016, December, Lichen, Provisional identification, Winter, Xanthoria polycarpa | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, Xanthoria polycarpa, provisional identification, December 2016

 

Provisional identification. (more…)

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Winter colour (2) #trees

Posted by on Dec 23, 2016 in 2016, December, Trees, Wild Cherry, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, Wild Cherry, December 2016

 

A young Wild Cherry, Prunus avium, pushes above its tree guard in the clearing. (more…)

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Winter colour (1) #trees

Posted by on Dec 22, 2016 in 2016, December, Elder, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Elder, December 2016

 

Looks more like Spring with this Elder, Sambucus nigra. (more…)

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The fog (2) #nature

Posted by on Dec 21, 2016 in 2016, December, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, December 2016

 

Looking east across the clearing. (more…)

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The fog (1) #nature

Posted by on Dec 20, 2016 in 2016, December, General, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, December 2016

 

North ride looking west. (more…)

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Holly #plants

Posted by on Dec 19, 2016 in 2016, December, Holly, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Holly, December 2016

 

Ilex aquifolium berry in sunshine. (more…)

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The Art of Bark (1) #trees

Posted by on Dec 18, 2016 in 2016, Birch, December, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, December 2016

 

Silver Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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Oak #trees

Posted by on Dec 17, 2016 in 2016, December, Oak, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, December 2016

 

Quercus robur. (more…)

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Worlds upon worlds #lichen

Posted by on Dec 16, 2016 in 2016, December, Lichen, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, unidentified, December 2016

 

Possibly Barnacle Lichen, Thelotrema lepadinum, on Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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‘How valuable it is in these short days …’ #trees #sun

Posted by on Dec 15, 2016 in 2016, December, Oak, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, December 2016

 

A thought on ‘Winter Sun‘ by Molly Fisk. (more…)

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The gate #nature

Posted by on Dec 14, 2016 in 2016, December, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, December 2016

 

Looking south. (more…)

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