“Oh, I’m a slug a lowly bug who never does a thing,

Posted by on Sep 18, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Mollusc, Provisional identification, September, Slug | 0 comments

 

 

Slug, unidentified, September 2014

 

… although I’d like to ride a bike or maybe learn to sing.” (more…)

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Symbol of renewal and purification

Posted by on Sep 17, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Birch, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, September 2014

 

Silver Birch, Betula pendula, important in Celtic mythology. (more…)

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Hunting in a cloud

Posted by on Sep 16, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Insects, September, Spider, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, September 2014

 

Unidentified spider and web. (more…)

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‘The berry’s cheek is plumper’

Posted by on Sep 15, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, September 2014

 

From Autumn by Emily Dickinson. (more…)

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September sun

Posted by on Sep 14, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, General, Rides, September | 0 comments

 

 

Ride, north, September 2014

 

Rays in the afternoon on the north ride. (more…)

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Pond’s End

Posted by on Sep 13, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Crack Willow, Pond, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, September 2014

 

Looking south-west through the Crack Willow, Salix fragilis. (more…)

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Speckled Wood

Posted by on Sep 11, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Butterflies, Insects, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterfly, Speckled Wood, September 2014

 

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

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Self-heal

Posted by on Sep 10, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Self-heal, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Self-heal, September 2014

 

Prunella vulgaris. (more…)

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Autumn colours

Posted by on Sep 8, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Black Bryony, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, Bramble, September 2014

 

Black Bryony, Tamus communis, and Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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Applying Confucius to fungi

Posted by on Oct 6, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Deer Shield, Fungi, Hypholoma sp, Marasmiellus ramaealis, Mycena sp., Provisional identification, Psathyrella sp., September, Unidentified, Willow Shield, Yellow Stagshorn | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi5, unidentified, September 2013

Fungi 13 – possibly Yellow Stagshorn, Calocera viscosa

 

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance” – Confucius (more…)

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Thinking of Tom …

Posted by on Oct 5, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, September | 0 comments

 

Thinking of Tom ...

 

… a gleam in the sun. (more…)

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Raspberry slime mould?

Posted by on Oct 3, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, September, Slime Mould, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Slime mould, unidentified, September 2013

 

It seems we are back in the weird and wonderful world of slime moulds. (more…)

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