Upright Hedge Parsley #flowers

Posted by on Jul 25, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, Summer, Upright Hedge-parlsey | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Hedge Parsley, July 2015

 

Torilis japonica. (more…)

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A defence against fevers #flowers

Posted by on Jul 23, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Honeysuckle, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Honeysuckle, July 2015

 

Placing Honeysuckle above the door of a house was believed to be beneficial, says Baker. (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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Burdock #flowers

Posted by on Jul 18, 2015 in 2015, Burdocks, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Burdock, July 2015

 

Waiting for it to flower to try to decide whether Greater or Lesser. (more…)

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The gold and the silver #flowers

Posted by on Jul 16, 2015 in 2015, Birch, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, July 2015

 

Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens, and fallen Silver Birch,Betula Pendula . (more…)

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Blue skies

Posted by on Jul 14, 2015 in 2015, Ash, General, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, July 2015

 

For Ellen on her 21st. (more…)

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Bramble flower

Posted by on Jul 13, 2015 in 2015, Bramble, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, July 2015

 

Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Marsh Bedstraw

Posted by on Jul 12, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Marsh Bedstraw, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Marsh-bedstraw, June 2015

 

Galium palustre, late on site as needed help with identification. (more…)

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The welcoming green

Posted by on Jul 11, 2015 in 2015, General, July, Summer, Trees | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, July 2015

 

The way into the wood, approaching from the west. (more…)

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From sun god to saint

Posted by on Jul 9, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, July, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, St Johns Wort, July 2015

 

St John’s Wort, first the flower of the Norse god Balder and later dedicated to St John, says Baker. (more…)

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‘Of splendour in the grass’

Posted by on Jul 5, 2015 in 2015, Grass, June, Provisional identification, Summer, Yorkshire Fog | 0 comments

 

 

Grass, Yorkshire Fog, provisional identification, June 2015

 

There’s an abundance of flowering grasses so a line from Wordsworth’s poem of the same name captures the fleeting moment. (more…)

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‘ … as empty spaces also become orchids …’

Posted by on Jul 4, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, June 2015

 

From ‘Wild Orchids‘ by Colin Carpenter. (more…)

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