‘Embrace with joy the changing seasons’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 11, 2017 in 2017, May, Pendulous Sedge, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Pendulous Sedge, May 2017

 

From ‘Advice from a Tree’ by Ilan Shamir. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 9, 2017 in 2017, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Common Spotted Orchid, May 2017

 

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Under attack #trees

Posted by on Jun 7, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Trees. Dogberry, May 2017

 

The Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, was being seriously defoliated by lavae which I assume are Vibernum Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni, or similar. (more…)

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‘… the blessed and the blessing trees.’ #nature

Posted by on Jun 6, 2017 in Field Maple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, May 2017

 

A line from ‘Spirit of Trees‘ by Wendell Berry. (more…)

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Crab Apple #trees

Posted by on Jun 2, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Crab Apple, May 2017

 

Malus sylvestris. (more…)

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Bush Vetch #wildflowers

Posted by on May 29, 2017 in 2017, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bush Vetch, provisional identification, May 2017

 

Vicia sepium, provisional identification. (more…)

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Jointed Rush #plants

Posted by on May 28, 2017 in Jointed Rush | 0 comments

 

 

Plant, Jointed Rush, provisional identification, May 2017

 

Juncus articulatus. Provisional identification. (more…)

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Norway Spruce #trees

Posted by on May 27, 2017 in 2017, May, Spring, Spruce, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Norway Spruce, May 2017

 

Picea abies. (more…)

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Wedding Cakes and Daddy’s-shirt-buttons #wildflowers

Posted by on May 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May 2017

 

Just two of the names for Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. (more…)

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Spindle #trees

Posted by on May 23, 2017 in 2017, May, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, May 2017

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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From the Anglo-Saxon for ‘rank’ #wildflowers

Posted by on May 22, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, May, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Ramsons, May 2017

 

The common name for Ramsons comes from the word ‘hramsa,‘ says Stevens. (more…)

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Water Elder, Cramp Bark or Snowball Tree #trees

Posted by on May 21, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Dogberry, May 2017

 

Also known as Guelder rose or Dogberry. (more…)

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