‘It boils, and wheels, and foams, and thunders thro…’ nature

Posted by on Feb 8, 2017 in 2017, Ditch, February, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, ditch, February 2017

 

By its standards, the east ride ditch is turbulent! (more…)

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Ivy #plants

Posted by on Feb 7, 2017 in 2017, February, Flowers, Ivy, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Ivy, February 2017

 

Ripe berries of Hedera helix. (more…)

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‘…nothing but the wild rain …’ #nature

Posted by on Feb 6, 2017 in 2017, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, February 2017

 

A cold, grey day of driving rain so words from ‘Rain‘ by Edward Thomas. (more…)

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Roe Deer in morning light #wildlife

Posted by on Feb 4, 2017 in 2017, Deer, January, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Mammal, Roe Deer, January 2017

 

Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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Something I said? #birds

Posted by on Feb 3, 2017 in 2017, Birds, January, Pigeon, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Wood Pigeons, January 2017

 

Pair of Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus. (more…)

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‘The tang of frost is sharp and clear’ #nature

Posted by on Feb 1, 2017 in 2017, Clearing, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, frost, January 2017

 

Back into the wood and the ‘flower field’ clearing en route is a sheet of white. (more…)

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The mist rolls in #nature

Posted by on Jan 31, 2017 in 2017, January, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Nature, mist, January 2017

 

Looking west while leaving the copse. (more…)

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Sunset #nature

Posted by on Jan 30, 2017 in 2017, January, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, sunset, January 2017

 

Looking south west. (more…)

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Perhaps a slime mould #nature

Posted by on Jan 29, 2017 in 2017, January, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Nature, unidentified, slime mould, fungi, January 2017

 

Or maybe a fungus? Seen on a fallen spruce twig by the pond. (more…)

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Yggdrasil in the winter sun #mythology

Posted by on Jan 28, 2017 in 2017, Ash, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, January 2017

 

The Norse tree of life, generally considered to be an Ash. (more…)

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Catkin corner (2) #trees

Posted by on Jan 27, 2017 in 2017, Alder, January, Provisional identification, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Alder, provisional identification, January 2017

 

Alder, Alnus glutinosa, provisional identification, bordering the pond. (more…)

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Catkin corner (1) #trees

Posted by on Jan 26, 2017 in 2017, Hazel, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, January 2017

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana, bordering the pond. (more…)

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