A holy tree

Posted by on Dec 30, 2014 in 2014, December, Hazel, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, December 2014

 

Cherished by the Celtic world, according to Baker. (more…)

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Extraction site

Posted by on Dec 29, 2014 in 2014, December, General, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, December 2014

 

Human exploitation of the bounty of the Low Weald has continued for centuries. (more…)

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Twister

Posted by on Dec 28, 2014 in 2014, December, Oak, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, December 2014

 

Oak, Quercus robur, north ride. (more…)

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Green and pleasant …

Posted by on Dec 27, 2014 in 2014, December, Moss, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, unidentified, December 2014

 

… but my knowledge of mosses is on a par with my knowledge of fungi, ie zilch. (more…)

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Silhouette

Posted by on Dec 26, 2014 in 2014, December, General, Trees, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, December 2014

 

Looking south. (more…)

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Wishing you the Christmas you would wish for

Posted by on Dec 25, 2014 in 2014, December, Holly, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Holly, December 2014

 

A young Holly, Ilex aquifolium, reaches for the sky in the clearing. (more…)

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Quiet moment

Posted by on Dec 24, 2014 in 2014, December, Grass, Rush, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Grass or rush, unidentified, December 2014

 

Grass or rush on the east ride. (more…)

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Framed

Posted by on Dec 23, 2014 in 2014, Black Bryony, December, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, December 2014

 

Black Bryony, Tamus communis, on the north ride. (more…)

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Beyond human hand

Posted by on Dec 22, 2014 in 2014, Birds, December, Raptor, Unidentified, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Bird, raptor, unidentified, December 2014

 

I love this photo, taken by Ellen as we left the wood. The raptor is out of reach, as it should be. (more…)

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Oakmoss

Posted by on Dec 21, 2014 in 2014, December, Evernia prunastri, Lichen, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Lichen, Evernia prunastri, provisional identification, December 2014

 

Evernia prunastri, provisional identification. (more…)

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The gate

Posted by on Dec 20, 2014 in 2014, December, General, Winter | 2 comments

 

 

Site gate 1a 2014 12 17_edited-3

 

Looking south from the west ride. (more…)

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After the frost

Posted by on Dec 19, 2014 in 2014, December, Grass, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Gtass, unidentified, December 2014

 

The clearing off the west ride. (more…)

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