‘I know that beauty must ail and die, and will be born again’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Oct 7, 2018 in 2018, Autumn, Flowers, September, Thistle, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, September 2018

 

From ‘The Death of Autumn‘ by Edna St. Vincent Millay. (more…)

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‘Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone’ #nature

Posted by on Jan 5, 2018 in 2017, December, Plants, Thistle, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, thistle, frost, December 2017

 

A gloriously cold day of blue skies and white frosts. (more…)

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‘The flower that smiles to-day tomorrow dies …’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 23, 2017 in 2017, August, Flowers, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, August 2017

 

From ‘Mutability’ – often known as ‘The flower that smiles to-day’ – by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (more…)

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‘Thistles spike the summer air’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, Flowers, July, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, July 2017

 

And turn the clearing into a feeding stop for butterflies, bees, flower flies and myriad other insects. (more…)

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Frosty morning #plants

Posted by on Jan 21, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, January, Marsh Thistle, Provisional identification, Thistle, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, January 2017

 

Another stunning day of sun and frost. (more…)

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Seedheads #plants

Posted by on Aug 20, 2016 in 2016, August, Flowers, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Thistles, August 2016

 

The thistle life-cycle continues. (more…)

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Marsh Thistle and visitor #plants #insects

Posted by on Jun 24, 2016 in 2016, Episyrphus balteatus, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Marsh Thistle, Insect, June 2016

 

Possibly a Flower Fly, Episyrphus balteatus, on Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Prize rosette #plants

Posted by on Feb 8, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, January, Provisional identification, Thistle, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Spear Thistle, provisional identification, January 2016

 

Spear Thistle, Cirsium vulgare, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Now nature droops’ #plants

Posted by on Jan 10, 2016 in 2016, January, Thistle, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistles, unidentified, January 2016

 

From The Seasons: Winter by James Thomson. (more…)

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‘We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!’ #plants

Posted by on Oct 12, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, October, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, October 2015

 

A mass of dead thistles and a line attributed to the poet Humbert Wolfe. (more…)

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Creeping Thistle #plants

Posted by on Sep 2, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Thistle, provisonal identification, August 2015

 

Cirsium arvense. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Spear Thistle #flowers

Posted by on Jul 21, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, Spear Thistle, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Spear Thistle, July 2015

 

Cirsium vulgare. (more…)

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