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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Into the wood

Posted by on Oct 26, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, General, October | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, October 2014

 

Looking east from the west ride, through Bramble, Rubus Fruticosus, and Black Bryony, Tamus communis. (more…)

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Honey Fungus and more …

Posted by on Oct 25, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Fungi, October, Provisional identification, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Honey Fungus, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Armillaria mellea (provisional identification) (more…)

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The pink and the blue

Posted by on Oct 24, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, October 2014

 

A third fruiting Spindle, Euonymus europaea, found on the edge of the clearing. (more…)

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Orange Ladybird

Posted by on Oct 23, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, Ladybird, October, Orange Ladybird | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Orange Ladybird, October 2014

 

Halyzia sedecimguttata on thistle. (more…)

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“Greater are none beneath the Sun …

Posted by on Oct 22, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Oak, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, October 2014

 

Than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn” – Kipling. (more…)

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