Lichen time

Posted by on Jan 9, 2015 in 2015, January, Lichen, Provisional identification, Winter, Xanthoria parietina | 1 comment

 

 

Lichen, unidentified, January 2015

 

There is still plenty of colour in the wood and lichen supplies much of that. (more…)

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Flowing

Posted by on Jan 8, 2015 in 2015, Birch, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, January 2015

 

Detail from the trunk of a Silver Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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The fork at the junction

Posted by on Jan 7, 2015 in 2015, General, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, January 2015

 

Where the west and north rides meet. (more…)

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Honouring the King of Mauritania’s physician

Posted by on Jan 6, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, January, Winter, Wood spurge | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wood Spurge, January 2015

 

Wood Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

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Still life (anew)

Posted by on Jan 5, 2015 in 2015, General, January, Snail, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

General, snail, January 2015

 

Empty snail shell, possibly Cepaea nemoralis, in the clearing. (more…)

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Cracked sky

Posted by on Jan 4, 2015 in 2015, Field Maple, January, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, January 2015

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre, north ride, on a murky New Year’s Day. (more…)

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Cheers, big ears

Posted by on Jan 3, 2015 in 2014, December, Deer, Fauna, Roe, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Site fauna Roe Deer 2014 12 29_edited-2

 

Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus. (more…)

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‘Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows’

Posted by on Jan 2, 2015 in 2014, December, Moss, Unidentified, Winter | 0 comments

 
Moss, unidentified, December 2014

 

A quote by Helen Keller. (more…)

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Wishing you a peaceful and healthy 2015

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in 2014, December, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Trees, general, December 2014

 

Looking south. (more…)

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‘As a feather is wafted downward’

Posted by on Dec 31, 2014 in 2014, Birds, December, General, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Bird, feather, December 2014

 

From ‘The Day is Done‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (more…)

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A holy tree

Posted by on Dec 30, 2014 in 2014, December, Hazel, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, December 2014

 

Cherished by the Celtic world, according to Baker. (more…)

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Extraction site

Posted by on Dec 29, 2014 in 2014, December, General, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, December 2014

 

Human exploitation of the bounty of the Low Weald has continued for centuries. (more…)

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