Toxic

 

 

Flowers, Ivy, November 2014Preview post

 

Ivy, Hedera helix. (more…)

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‘There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery …’

 

 

Ride, east, November 2014

 

Washington Irving.

Stripes

 

 

Trees, Ash, November 2014

 

The bark of an Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Sun and rain

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, November 2014

 

Tamus communis, Black Bryony. (more…)

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Water world

 

 

Trees, Spruce, November 2014

 

The first November visit to the wood took place in heavy rain. (more…)

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Still life (anew)

 

 

Fungi, unidentified, October 2014

 

Fungi and leaf, untouched by human hand. (more…)

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A plant of lightning and eternal life

 

 

Trees, Holly, October 2014

 

See Baker on Holly, Ilex aquifolium. (more…)

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High in vitamin C

 

 

Flowers, Dog Rose, October 2014

 

The hip of the Dog Rose, Rosa canina, traditionally used to make syrup. (more…)

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After the rain

 

 

Tress, Hawthorn, October 2014

 

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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The pink and the blue

 

 

Trees, Spindle, October 2014

 

A third fruiting Spindle, Euonymus europaea, found on the edge of the clearing. (more…)

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“Greater are none beneath the Sun …

 

 

Trees, Oak, October 2014

 

Than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn” – Kipling. (more…)

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Growth and decay

Flowers, unidentified, October 2014

 

Flowers still trying to open next to those long-gone. (more…)

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