Splash of colour #plants

Posted by on Oct 13, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Black Bryony, October | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, October 2015

 

Black Bryony, Tamus communis, on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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‘We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!’ #plants

Posted by on Oct 12, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, October, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Thistle, October 2015

 

A mass of dead thistles and a line attributed to the poet Humbert Wolfe. (more…)

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The tendrils wrap and climb … #plants

Posted by on Sep 26, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Flowers, Ivy, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ivy, September 2015

 

Ivy, Hedera helix. (more…)

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‘The Red—Blaze—is the Morning’ #plants

Posted by on Sep 14, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, September 2015

 

A line from the poem of the same name by Emily Dickinson. (more…)

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Nature’s bounty #plants

Posted by on Sep 11, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, September 2015

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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The colour of Autumn #plants

Posted by on Sep 7, 2015 in 2015, Autumn, Black Bryony, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Brambles, Black Bryony, September 2015

 

The wood feels very Autumnal, plenty of ripening berries while more fungi are starting to emerge. (more…)

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Water Mint #plants

Posted by on Sep 3, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Plants, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

 
 

Flowers, Water Mint, August 2015

 

Mentha aquatica. (more…)

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Creeping Thistle #plants

Posted by on Sep 2, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Provisional identification, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Thistle, provisonal identification, August 2015

 

Cirsium arvense. Provisional identification. (more…)

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‘Sticklebacks’ #plants

Posted by on Aug 30, 2015 in 2015, August, Burdocks, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Burdock, August 2015

 

One of the names given to Arctium lappa, Greater Burdock, for its sticky seedheads. (more…)

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Touch of sunshine #plants

Posted by on Aug 28, 2015 in 2014, August, Common Ragwort, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Ragwort, August 2015

 

Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea. (more…)

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Devil’s-bit Scabious #plants

Posted by on Aug 25, 2015 in 2015, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Insects, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Devil's-bit Scabious, August 2015

 

Succisa protensis and unidentified visitor. (more…)

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Lords and Ladies #plants

Posted by on Aug 20, 2015 in 2015, August, Flowers, Lords and Ladies, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Fliowers, Lords and Ladies, August 2015

 

Arum maculatum. (more…)

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