An emetic and purgative #plants

Posted by on Mar 17, 2017 in 2017, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dog's Mercury, March 2017

 

Among the qualities of Mercurialis perennis, according to The Poison Garden website. (more…)

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Possibly an Inkcap (1) #fungi

Posted by on Mar 16, 2017 in 2017, Fungi, Glistening Inkcap, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Glistening Inkcap pi, March 2017

 

Perhaps Coprinellus micaceus or Coprinopsis lagopus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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A world turned upside down #nature

Posted by on Mar 15, 2017 in 2017, March, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

 
 

Pond, nature, March 2017

 

The pond. (more…)

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Primrose #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 14, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, March, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, March 2017

 

Lovely to see Primula vulgaris back on the rides. (more…)

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Brimstone #butterflies

Posted by on Mar 13, 2017 in 2017, Brimstone, Butterflies, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Brimstone, March 2017

 

Having spotted Brimstones on the wing for years and never been able to photograph one, delighted this male stayed still. (more…)

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‘Overhead The Tree-Tops Meet’ #plants

Posted by on Mar 12, 2017 in 2017, March, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, March 2017

 

The opening line from the poem of the same name by Robert Browning. (more…)

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Spring has sprung #nature

Posted by on Mar 11, 2017 in 2017, Hawthorn, March, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, March 2017

 

A beautiful day, butterflies, buzzards, frogs, bees, wood mice, Spring flowers and budding trees. (more…)

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A fox goes by #wildlife

Posted by on Mar 10, 2017 in 2017, Fox, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Fauna, Fox, March 2017

 

Vulpes vulpes by the pond. (more…)

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The art of trees #nature

Posted by on Mar 9, 2017 in 2017, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, plants, February 2017

 

Felled tree in the clearing, from memory a Spruce, Picea abies. (more…)

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‘Welcome are lands of pine and oak’ #trees

Posted by on Mar 8, 2017 in 2017, February, Oak, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, February 2017

 

From Song of the Broad-Axe by Walt Whitman (more…)

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Ash #trees

Posted by on Mar 7, 2017 in 2017, Ash, February, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Trees, Ash, February 2017

 

Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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‘Nature is what we know’ #trees

Posted by on Mar 6, 2017 in 2017, February, Rides, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

East ride, nature, February 2017

 

From ‘”Nature” Is What We See’ by Emily Dickinson (more…)

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