In the realm of the Oak #trees

Posted by on Sep 25, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Oak, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, September 2017

 

Quercus robur in the clearing. (more…)

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Ragwort #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 24, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Common Ragwort, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

Flowers, Ragwort, September 2017

 

Senecio jacobaea. (more…)

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‘… then she made me like the hazel trees …’ #trees

Posted by on Sep 23, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Hazel, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, September 2017

 

From ‘The Hazel Trees‘ by Hadewijch of Antwerp. (more…)

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Water Mint #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 22, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Flowers, September, Water Mint | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Water Mint, September 2017

 

Mentha aquatica. (more…)

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Last of the butterflies #insects

Posted by on Sep 21, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Butterflies, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

 

 

Butterflies, Speckled Wood, September 2017

 

One of a group of three Speckled Wood seen chasing each other in the September sun. (more…)

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Birch Polypore or Razor Strop #fungi

Posted by on Sep 20, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Birch Polypore, Fungi, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Birch Polypore, September 2017

 

Piptoporus betulinus. (more…)

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Space oddity #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 19, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devils-bit Scabious, September 2017

 

There’s something unworldly about Devils-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis. (more…)

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September sun #nature

Posted by on Sep 18, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, September 2017

 

A first autumn visit on a sunny morning. (more…)

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Hanging on #trees

Posted by on Sep 17, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Crab Apple, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, September 2017

 

Most of the crab apples are on the ground but a few haven’t fallen yet. (more…)

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Woodpigeons #wildlife

Posted by on Oct 4, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Birds, Pigeon, September | 0 comments

 

 

Birds, Wood Pigeon, September 2016

 

A pair of Columba palumbus – they seem to consider this area by the pond ‘home’. (more…)

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Nicely disguised #snail

Posted by on Oct 3, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Mollusc, September, Snail, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Snail, unidentified, September 2016

 

Unidentified snail a metre or so up a tree trunk. (more…)

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‘I squeeze, squinch open, and splurge well’ #plants

Posted by on Oct 2, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Bramble, September 2016

 

From ‘Blackberry Eating‘ by Galway Kinnell. (more…)

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