‘How soft thy voice when woods are still …’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 8, 2017 in 2017, Bramble, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, July 2017

 

From ‘To The Bramble Flower’ by Ebenezer Elliott. (more…)

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Red Clover #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 7, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Red Clover, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Red Clover, July 2017

 

This might be Trifolium pratense – however, I only found one flowering example and am not sure so thoughts appreciated. (more…)

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Betony #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 3, 2017 in 2017, Betony, Flowers, July, Summer | 2 comments

 

 

Flowers, WIld Clary, provisional identification, July 2017

 

Stachys officinalis. (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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Enchanter’s-nightshade #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 30, 2017 in 2017, Enchanter's Nightshade, Flowers, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Enchanter's Nightshade, July 2017

 

Circaea lutetiana, provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Or as a dandelion seed-pod and be swept away …’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 29, 2017 in 2017, Dandelion, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, July 2017

 

From “Francesca” by Ezra Pound. (more…)

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Hemp-agrimony #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 27, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hemp-agrimony, July 2017

 

Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St John's Wort, July 2017

 

Hypericum perforatum. (more…)

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‘Then come away, come to the peaceful wood …’ #nature

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in 2017, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, July 2017

 

In the deep wood south of the south ride – and a line from James Weldon Johnson. (more…)

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For ‘crab’ read ‘scrobb’ #trees

Posted by on Jul 22, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, July 2017

 

The ‘crab’ in Crab Apple derives from ‘scrobb,’ the Anglo-Saxon for ‘shrub’, says Stevens. (more…)

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Adam and Eve, Devils and Angels #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 20, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, July 2017

 

Also known as Lords and Ladies, among a cluster of common names. (more…)

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Meadowsweet #plants

Posted by on Jul 17, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, July, Meadowsweet, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ground Elder, July 2017

 

Filipendula ulmaria, provisional identification.. (more…)

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