Grey Dagger

Posted by on Nov 7, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Grey Dagger, Moth, November, Provisional identification | 0 comments

 

 

Moth, Grey Dagger, provisional identification, November 2014

 

Late in the season – and wet too – for Acronicta psi (provisional identification). (more…)

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Sun and rain

Posted by on Nov 6, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, November | 2 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, November 2014

 

Tamus communis, Black Bryony. (more…)

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The UK’s native parrot

Posted by on Nov 5, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fungi, November, Parrot Waxcap | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Parrot Waxcap, November 2014

 

Parrot Waxcap. (more…)

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Water world

Posted by on Nov 4, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, November, Spruce, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, November 2014

 

The first November visit to the wood took place in heavy rain. (more…)

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Still life (anew)

Posted by on Nov 3, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fungi, October, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, October 2014

 

Fungi and leaf, untouched by human hand. (more…)

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Coat of many colours

Posted by on Nov 2, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, General, October | 0 comments

 

 

General, woodland floor, October 2014

 

The woodland floor off the south ride. (more…)

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A plant of lightning and eternal life

Posted by on Nov 1, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Holly, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Holly, October 2014

 

See Baker on Holly, Ilex aquifolium. (more…)

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‘… the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy.

Posted by on Oct 31, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, General, October, Rides | 0 comments

 

 

General, east ride, October 2014

 

I still have things to learn.’ Gunter Grass. (more…)

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High in vitamin C

Posted by on Oct 30, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Dog Rose, Flowers, October | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dog Rose, October 2014

 

The hip of the Dog Rose, Rosa canina, traditionally used to make syrup. (more…)

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‘Weight for weight, stronger than steel’

Posted by on Oct 29, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, October 2014

 

Read more about the silk of a spider’s web here. (more…)

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After the rain

Posted by on Oct 28, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Hawthorn, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Tress, Hawthorn, October 2014

 

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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Seven-spot ladybird

Posted by on Oct 27, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, Ladybird, October, Seven-spot ladybird | 0 comments

Insect, Seven-spot Ladybird, October 2014
 

 

Coccinella septempunctata. (more…)

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