‘The Sky Is An Immortal Tent’ #nature

Posted by on Apr 14, 2016 in 2016, April, Ash, General, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, April 2016

 

A line from a poem by William Blake. (more…)

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A dream of better fortune #plants

Posted by on Apr 11, 2016 in 2011, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Violet, April 2016

 

Dreaming of violets meant things were on the up, says Baker. (more…)

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Colours of Spring #trees

Posted by on Apr 10, 2016 in 2016, April, Hawthorn, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, April 2016

 

Hawthorn bud, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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‘We stood within a bluebell wood!’ #plants

Posted by on Apr 7, 2016 in 2016, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bluebell, April 2016

 

From ‘The Bluebell Wood‘ by Felix Dennis. (more…)

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Cuckooflower #plants

Posted by on Apr 6, 2016 in 2016, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Cuckooflower, April 2016

 

Cardamine pratensis, also known as Lady’s Smock. (more…)

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Bugle #plants

Posted by on Apr 5, 2016 in 2016, Bugle, Flowers, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Bugle, March 2016

 

Ajuga reptans. (more…)

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Primroses on the north ride #plants

Posted by on Apr 4, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, March, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Primrose, March 2016

 

Primula Vulgaris. (more…)

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Sunny thoughts #plants

Posted by on Apr 1, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March, Spring | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March 2016

 

Lesser Celandine, Ranunculus ficaria. (more…)

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Hair-pointed Feather-moss – perhaps! #moss

Posted by on Mar 31, 2016 in 2016, March, Moss, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Moss, Hair-pointed Feather-moss, provisional identification, March 2016

 

Provisional identification. Cirriphyllum piliferum. (more…)

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Looking east … #nature

Posted by on Mar 30, 2016 in 2016, General, March, Rides, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, general, March 2016

 

From the east ride. (more…)

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I spy a stranger #plants

Posted by on Mar 29, 2016 in 2016, Daffodil, Flowers, March, Spring, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Daffodil, March 2016

 

A lone unidentified Daffodil appears in the area which we dug over to renew the drainage ditch pipes last year. (more…)

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The giant in the corner #plants

Posted by on Mar 26, 2016 in 2016, March, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Oak, March 2016

 

Our biggest tree, marking the meeting of the southern and eastern boundaries, an Oak, Quercus robur. (more…)

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