‘We are the trees’ #plants

Posted by on Sep 1, 2016 in 2016, August, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, August 2016

 

The clearing, with the new trees pushing through, and a line by Mary Colborne-Veel. (more…)

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Lower the boom #nature

Posted by on Aug 28, 2016 in 2016, Ash, August, Rides, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, August 2016

 

An Ash on the east ride that has been slowly falling sideways over the past several years. (more…)

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Ripening fruit #plants

Posted by on Aug 3, 2016 in 2016, July, Spindle, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, July 2016

 

Spindle, Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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Crack Willow #plants

Posted by on Jul 31, 2016 in 2016, Crack Willow, General, July, Pond, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crack Willow, July 2016

 

Salix fragilis fringing the east bank of the pond. (more…)

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‘Overhead the tree-tops meet …’ #plants

Posted by on Jul 20, 2016 in 2016, General, July, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, July 2016

 

A line from the poem of the same name by Robert Browning. (more…)

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Spindle #trees

Posted by on Jun 26, 2016 in 2016, June, Spindle, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, June 2016

 

Euonymus europaeus. (more…)

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‘… it seems the wood was sunk in sunlit dream’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 25, 2016 in 2016, General, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, June 2016

 

From ‘In the Wood’ by Boris Pasternak . (more…)

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Anglo-Saxon for ‘kindle’ #plants

Posted by on Jun 23, 2016 in 2016, Elder, June, Plants, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Elder, June 2014

 

Elder, probably named from ‘aeld‘ as the tree was used as kindling or the hollow stems as bellows. (more…)

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Source of syrup #plants

Posted by on Jun 18, 2016 in 2016, Field Maple, June, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, June 2016

 

Field Maple sap can be made into maple syrup, says the Woodland Trust. (more…)

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Mayflower #plants

Posted by on May 31, 2016 in 2016, Hawthorn, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, May 2016

 

Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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A summer wood #nature

Posted by on May 30, 2016 in 2016, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, May 2016

 

The Cuckoo’s still calling but pretty much all traces of Spring have gone, no Primroses or Bluebells and everywhere a deep green. (more…)

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Oak #plants

Posted by on May 21, 2016 in 2016, May, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, May 2016

 

Quercus robur in leaf. (more…)

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