Common dog-violet #wildflowers

Common dog-violet

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken March 8.

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“Oh Dandelion, rich and haughty” #wildflower

Dandelion.

A first Taraxacum officinale and a line from the eponymous poem by Vachel Lyndsey.

Picture taken March 8.

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Sunny glade #nature

Looking south from the north ride.

Picture taken March 8.

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Spurge Laurel #plant

Spurge Laurel.

Daphne laureola.

Picture taken March 8.

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Silver Birch #tree

Silver Birch tree.

Betula pendula.

Picture taken March 8.

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Hawthorn #tree

Hawthorn tree bud.

Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken March 8.

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Brimstone #butterfly

Brimstone butterfly.

Gonepteryx rhamni rests in the sun after patrolling the west ride.

Picture taken March 8.

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“Why in such a hurry,Whither do you go?” #nature

Ditch.

The ditch and a line from “The Streamlet” by James W. Whilt.

Picture taken March 15.

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Looking east #nature

Trees.

Picture taken March 15.

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Floored by #fungi

Fungi, unknown.

I’m constantly amazed and then baffled by the variety of #fungus in the wood. Is this a type of polypore?

Picture taken March 15.

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Sunshine for a cloudy day #wildflowers

Primroses.

Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken March 15.

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Early Purple Orchid #wildflower

Early Purple Orchid.

Orchis mascula pushing through the leaf mould.

Picture taken March 15.

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