A welcome re-appearance #flowers

Posted by on Jun 17, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Butterfly Orchid, June 2016

 

Greater Butterfly Orchid, detail. (more…)

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To speed you on your way #plants

Posted by on Jun 15, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, June, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Germander Speedwell, June, 2016

 

Germander Speedwell, considered a good luck charm for travellers. (more…)

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Yellow Pimpernel #plants

Posted by on Jun 12, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Spring, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Pimpernel, May 2016

 

Lysimachia nemorum. (more…)

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Wood Forget-me-not #plants

Posted by on Jun 10, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Spring, Wood Forget-me-not | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Forget-me-not, May 2016

 

Myosotis sylvatica. (more…)

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Ramsons in sunshine #plants

Posted by on Jun 8, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ransoms, May 2016

 

Allium ursinum. (more…)

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The Vetch and the Bumblebee #insects #plants

Posted by on Jun 7, 2016 in 2016, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Bush Vetch, Insects, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Insect, Bee, Vetch, May 2016

 

Looks like a Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum, on Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium. (more…)

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‘Are Wild Strawberries really wild? #plants

Posted by on Jun 6, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Spring, Wild Strawberry | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Wild Strawberry, May 2016

 

Shel Silverstein asks the question of Fragaria vesca. (more…)

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Bugle #plants

Posted by on Jun 4, 2016 in 2016, Bugle, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bugle, May 2016

 

Ajuga reptans. (more…)

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Yellow Archangel #plants

Posted by on Jun 2, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, May, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Yellow Archangel, May 2016

 

Lamiastrum galeobdolon. (more…)

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Wedding cakes or Snapdragon #plants

Posted by on May 25, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May 2016

 

Just two of the names for Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. (more…)

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Strawberry conundrum #plants

Posted by on May 24, 2016 in 2016, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Barren Strawberry, provisional identification, May 2015

 

Looks like Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, rather than Wild Strawberry, Fragaria vesca. (more…)

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‘In the cowslip pips I lie’ #plants

Posted by on May 20, 2016 in 2016, Cowslip, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cowslip, May 2016

 

From Clock-O’-Clay by John Clare. (more…)

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