‘Of all the wonders of nature, a tree in summer is perhaps the most remarkable;

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General, trees, August 2015

 

‘With the possible exception of a moose singing “Embraceable You” in spats’. (more…)

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Among the Brambles #butterflies

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Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, August 2015

 

Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia, resting in Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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St John’s Wort #plants

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Flowers, St John's Wort, August 2015

 

Puzzled by the leaves, perhaps Hypericum tetrapterum – Square-stalked St John’s Wort. (more…)

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Hemp-agrimony #plants

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Flowers, Hemp-agrimony, August, 2015

 

Eupatorium cannabinum. (more…)

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Almost gone #plants

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Flowers, Ragged Robin, August 2015

 

Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi. (more…)

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The great plains #grasses

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General, east ride, August 2015

 

The luxuriant east ride. (more…)

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Wood Burdock #plants

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Flowers, Wood Burdock, provisional identification, August 2015

 

Arctium nemorosum, provisional identification. (more…)

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #plants

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Flowers, Bittersweet, August 2015

 

Solanum dulcamara. (more…)

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‘My feet took a walk in heavenly grass’ #grasses

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From Heavenly Grass by Tennessee Williams – the wood is the domain of flowering grasses. (more…)

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Gentian family member #flowers

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Flowers, Common Centaury, July 2015

 

Centaury, Centaurium erythraea. (more…)

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Silver-washed Fritillary #butterflies

Posted by on Jul 28, 2015 in 2015, Bramble, Butterflies, Flowers, Insects, July, Silver-washed Fritillary, Summer | 1 comment

 

 

Butterfly, Silver-washed Fritillary, July 2015

 

Argynnis paphia on Bramble flower, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Heart of the Earth, Herb Carpenter, Hercules Woundwort #flowers

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Flowers, Self-heal, July 2015

 

All names for Prunella vulgaris, Self-heal. (more…)

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