How to avoid cramp when in Canada

Posted by on Sep 25, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Birch, Cramp Balls, Fungi, September | 0 comments

 

 

Fungi, Cramp Balls, September 2013

 

Wear a Cramp Ball, Daldinia concentrica, in the armpit, of course. (more…)

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Field Maple

Posted by on Sep 22, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Field Maple, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Tree, Field Maple, September 2013

 

A leaf of Acer campestre. (more…)

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‘Protection from malevolent faeries’

Posted by on Sep 19, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Holly, September, Spider, Trees | 1 comment

 

 

Trees, Holly, September 2013

 

Bad news for bad faeries – the Holly, Ilex (and web). (more…)

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Orange Wednesday

Posted by on Sep 18, 2013 in 2013, Algae, Ash, Autumn, September, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, September 2013

 

Or even Ash Wednesday, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy’

Posted by on Sep 16, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Flowers, General, Seeds, September, Spider | 0 comments

 

General, web, September 2013

 

From ‘The Spider and the Fly’ by Mary Howitt, 1829. (more…)

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Pond life

Posted by on Sep 14, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Crack Willow, General, Pond, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Pond, general, September 2013

 

The pond is now low on water but still provides a habitat for numerous flowers, insects and the occasional lonely Mallard. (more…)

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Fleabane feast

Posted by on Sep 11, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fleabane, Flowers, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers Fleabane, September 2013

 

Pulicaria dysenterica attracts a group of unidentified flies. (more…)

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A promise of more to come?

Posted by on Sep 8, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, September 2013

 

The brambles continue to flower. (more…)

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Power stretch

Posted by on Sep 7, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, General, Rides, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, September 2013

 

Trees bordering the north ride, looking north. (more…)

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Blooming Bittersweet

Posted by on Sep 5, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Bittersweet, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bittersweet, September 2013

 

September in the wood – an Indian Summer or the onset of Autumn? (more…)

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Bird feeder

Posted by on Sep 3, 2013 in 2013, August, Hawthorn, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

 
 

Tree, Hawthorn, August 2013

 

Hawthorn haw, Crataegus mongyna. (more…)

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A symbol of envy, lowliness, and remorse

Posted by on Sep 2, 2013 in 2013, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bramble, August 2013

 

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

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