King Alfred’s Cakes #fungi

Posted by on Feb 23, 2017 in 2017, Ash, Cramp Balls, February, Fungi, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, King Alfred's Cakes, February 2017

 

Daldinia concentrica on fallen Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Signs of Spring #nature

Posted by on Feb 22, 2017 in 2017, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Dog's Mercury, February 2017

 

Dog’s Mercury, Mercurialis perennis, is among the plants pushing through. (more…)

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Field Maple #trees

Posted by on Feb 17, 2017 in 2017, February, Field Maple, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, February 2017

 

Acer campestre. (more…)

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‘ … the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold’ #plants

Posted by on Feb 15, 2017 in 2017, February, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, February 2017

 

A line from ‘Winter Trees‘ by William Carlos Williams. (more…)

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Feather-moss #moss

Posted by on Feb 12, 2017 in 2017, Common feather-moss, February, Moss, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, Common feather-moss, provisional identification, February 2017

 

Possibly Kindbergia praelonga. Provisional identification. (more…)

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The art of bark #trees

Posted by on Feb 10, 2017 in 2017, Ash, February, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, February 2017

 

Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Ivy #plants

Posted by on Feb 7, 2017 in 2017, February, Flowers, Ivy, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Ivy, February 2017

 

Ripe berries of Hedera helix. (more…)

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‘…nothing but the wild rain …’ #nature

Posted by on Feb 6, 2017 in 2017, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spruce, February 2017

 

A cold, grey day of driving rain so words from ‘Rain‘ by Edward Thomas. (more…)

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Yggdrasil in the winter sun #mythology

Posted by on Jan 28, 2017 in 2017, Ash, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, January 2017

 

The Norse tree of life, generally considered to be an Ash. (more…)

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Catkin corner (2) #trees

Posted by on Jan 27, 2017 in 2017, Alder, January, Provisional identification, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Alder, provisional identification, January 2017

 

Alder, Alnus glutinosa, provisional identification, bordering the pond. (more…)

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Catkin corner (1) #trees

Posted by on Jan 26, 2017 in 2017, Hazel, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, January 2017

 

Hazel, Corylus avellana, bordering the pond. (more…)

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‘We can make do with so little, just the hint of warmth, the slanted light.’ #nature

Posted by on Jan 24, 2017 in 2017, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, nature, January 2017

 

From ‘Winter Sun’ by Molly Fisk. (more…)

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