Last splash of colour

Trees, general November 2013

 

Autumn’s late but it feels as though there won’t be much leaf cover left in a week or so. (more…)

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Field Maple

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, November 2013

 

The maples are a splash of colour as the wood quietens. (more…)

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The tree born to rule

 

 

Trees, holly, November 2013

 

In Celtic mythology the Holly King reigned over the half of the year from the summer to the winter solstice. (more…)

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Last of the creepers

 

 

Flowers, Creeping Buttercup, November 2013

 

A lone Creeping Buttercup off the west ride. (more…)

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The green and the brown

 

 

Moss, unidentified, November 2013

 

Fallen leaf on a carpet of moss. (more…)

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Clear blue skies

 

 

Trees, general, November 2013

 

Looking east through mainly Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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“… not a better wounde herbe in the world”

 

 

Flowers, Self-heal, November 2013

 

Self-heal, which flowers into November. (more…)

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Storm casualty

 

 

Trees, Silver Birch, November 2013

 

Silver Birch, Betula pendula, brought down in the recent storm. (more…)

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Supreme witch-deterrent

 

 

Trees, Holly, November 2013

 

Scarlet, the colour of the berries of the Holly, Illex aquifolium (more…)

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Wash of sunlight

 

 

Trees, general, November 2013

 

The sun breaking through after heavy rain. (more…)

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A cure for corns

Flowers, Ivy, October 2013

 

Hedera helix, ivy, on Birch, Betula pendula. (more…)

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Fruit of the season

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, October 2013

 

Hawthorn berries, food for a variety of birds. (more…)

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