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“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Author Archives: Frogend_dweller
Wordless Wednesday – Big Garden Birdwatch 2023 will take place between 27th-29th January
Read about this year’s event here … and join in if you can!
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged 2023, Big Garden Birdwatch, birds, Citizen science, Pheasant, RSPB, Wildlife surveys
2 Comments
In a Vase on Monday – Chaotic energy!
It is still freezing outside. We’ve had a week of temperatures peeking just above zero by early afternoon. Brrrr! On the plus side, there has also been day after day of brilliant blue skies! It was, however, supposed to be … Continue reading
Stepping out in 2022
Last year I promised myself that every day I would get up, get out and walk. And mostly I did achieve that, albeit not always the target of 10,000 steps, or more, each time. What follows below is just a … Continue reading
Posted in Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, countryside, Fenland, local walks, Photography, walking
11 Comments
Silent Sunday – The New Year, 2023
Posted in Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, East Anglian countryside, National Trust Gardens, New Year, Parkland, Walks, Wimpole Estate
6 Comments
Six on Saturday – All that sparkles …
Now -6°C is a bit of a shock to the system, after months of double digits! In the bits of the garden that haven’t seen the sun (or admittedly fantastic blue skies) the frost is building up into rather beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Berkheya purpurea, Erigeron karvinskianus, Frost, Gardening, Ice crystals, Oca, sub zero temperatures
22 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Final Day: Burning down the house
Oh no! We’ve reached the last of Cathy’s annual Week of Flowers postings. That week has taken us from meandering, warm autumn weather to sharp, chilly winter days. The meme has been a welcome counterpoint to that change. It’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #AWeekofFlowers, Gardening, helianthemum, orange, Photography, Rock rose
15 Comments
A Week of Flowers – Day 5: Peony Power
We are racing through Cathy’s annual Week of Flowers share and I love the floral glory that I am seeing through her posts and links. It’s also been rather enjoyable scrolling through (rather a lot of) photos on the computer … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #WeekofFlowers, Flowers, Gardening, Peonies, Peony 'Bowl of Beauty', Photography
22 Comments
Cathy’s Week of Flowers: Day 3 – Floral sunshine
It’s Day 3 of Cathy’s flower-sharing challenge to cheer up these damp, gloomy days we seem to have settled into at the start of winter. Today I wanted to share one of the most cheerful sights I can think of … Continue reading
Posted in Wildflowers
Tagged Buttercups, Flowers, Gardening, Photography, Ranunculus, wildflower meadow
17 Comments
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