Tangled limbs

Posted by on Feb 25, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, February 2015

 

Looking north from the north ride. (more…)

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Another harbinger of Spring

Posted by on Feb 23, 2015 in 2015, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dog's Mercury, February 2015

 

Dog’s Mercury, Mercurialis perennis. (more…)

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Early Purple Orchid

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Flowers, Early Purple Orchid, February 2015

 

The blotched leaves of Orchis mascula push themselves into the world. (more…)

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Interglacial native?

Posted by on Feb 19, 2015 in 2015, February, Spruce, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

Trees, Spruce, February 2015
 

A cone of a Norway spruce, Picea abies. (more…)

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From north to east

Posted by on Feb 17, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 
 

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The view from the north ride across to the east ride. (more…)

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Hurrah – first primrose!

Posted by on Feb 16, 2015 in 2015, February, Flowers, Primrose, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Flowers, primrose, February 2015

 

A lone Primula vulgaris heralding Spring on the east ride. (more…)

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Sun on moss

Posted by on Feb 15, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Moss, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, general, February 2015

 

Off the north ride. (more…)

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Snaking moss

Posted by on Feb 14, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Moss, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, general, February 2015

 

Seen off the north ride. (more…)

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Rooted in the Anglo-Saxon

Posted by on Feb 13, 2015 in 2015, February, Flowers, Lords and Ladies, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lords and Ladies, February 2015

 

Stevens says Cuckoo Pint is from cucu meaning ‘lively’ and pintle meaning ‘a vertical projecting pin.’ (more…)

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No through route

Posted by on Feb 11, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, February 2015

 

Natural sculpture, north ride. (more…)

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‘Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams’

Posted by on Feb 10, 2015 in 2015, February, Hazel, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hazel, February 2015

 

A Somerset saying underlining the association between the Hazel tree and fertility. (more…)

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Yellow and green

Posted by on Feb 9, 2015 in 2015, February, General, Trees, Winter | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, general, February 2015

 

A cold, sunny day. (more…)

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