Primroses and Violets #plants

Posted by on May 9, 2016 in 2016, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, May, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primroses, Dog Violet, May 2016

 

Still plenty of Primula vulgaris and Viola riviniana on the north ride. (more…)

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The greening #plants

Posted by on May 8, 2016 in 2016, General, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

Early May and the Cuckoo is still calling and the Bluebells blooming. The understorey has burst into life too. (more…)

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‘There is a silent eloquence in every wild bluebell’ #plants

Posted by on May 3, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

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From The Bluebell by Anne Bronte. (more…)

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‘By whose immovable stem I stand and seem … #plants

Posted by on Apr 30, 2016 in 2016, April, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, April 2016

 

‘Almost annihilated …’ From A Forest Hymn by William Cullen Bryant. (more…)

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Ground Ivy #plants

Posted by on Apr 29, 2016 in 2016, April, Flowers, Ground Ivy, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ground Ivy, April 2016

 

Glechoma hederacea. (more…)

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For Claire … #nature

Posted by on Apr 27, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 2 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells, April 2016

 

… who loved this time of year in the wood. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid #plants

Posted by on Apr 25, 2016 in 2016, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, April 2016

 

Orchis mascula. (more…)

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Round, then square, then round again … #plants

Posted by on Apr 24, 2016 in 2016, April, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, April 2016

 

New Spindle shoots change as they expand and mature, says the Woodland Trust. (more…)

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‘King of village flowers!’ #plants

Posted by on Apr 22, 2016 in 2016, April, Dandelion, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, April 2016

 

From The Dandelion by Vachel Lindsay. (more…)

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Skyline #plants

Posted by on Apr 21, 2016 in 2016, April, General, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, April 2016

 

Late afternoon on the edge of the clearing. (more…)

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Bluebells and Wood Anemones #plants

Posted by on Apr 20, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebells and Wood Anemones, April 2016

 

A mainly overcast day but the sound of a cuckoo, day-flying owl and woodpecker resounded. (more…)

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White Bluebell #plants

Posted by on Apr 19, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebell, April 2016

 

Hyacinthoides non-scripta. (more…)

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