‘When he called the flowers, so blue and golden …’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Oct 5, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, October | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Dog-violet, October 2017

 

A line from ‘Flowers‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (more…)

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Rosehips #plants

Posted by on Oct 2, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Field Rose, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Rosehips, September 2017

 

Possibly Field Rose, Rosa arvensis. (more…)

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‘… the silent, startled, icy, black language of blackberry-eating in late September’ #plants

Posted by on Sep 30, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Plants, Bramble, September 2017

 

A line from ‘Blackberry Eating‘ by Galway Kinnell. (more…)

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Black Bryony #plants

Posted by on Sep 28, 2017 in 2017, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, September 2017

 

Tamus communis. (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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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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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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Bane of fleas #plants

Posted by on Sep 6, 2017 in 2017, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Fleabane, August 2017

 

Fleabane’s name derives from its smoke, if burned, driving away fleas and other insects, says Botanical. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #wildflowers

Posted by on Sep 3, 2017 in 2017, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devil's-bit scabious, August 2017

 

Succisa pratensis. (more…)

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Feast of fruit #nature

Posted by on Sep 1, 2017 in 2017, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2017

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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‘The flower that smiles to-day tomorrow dies …’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 23, 2017 in 2017, August, Flowers, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, August 2017

 

From ‘Mutability’ – often known as ‘The flower that smiles to-day’ – by Percy Bysshe Shelley. (more…)

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Dedicated to St James #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 22, 2017 in 2017, August, Common Ragwort, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Ragwort, August 2017

 

Common Ragwort is said to flower on July 25, St James’s Day, says Stevens. (more…)

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