Author Archives: Frogend_dweller
Wordless Wednesday – Ice skating to Ravel’s Bolero
In a Vase on Monday – A Summer Salad
The cephalaria had to go! I’ve two large plants at the back of the border, but as giant scabious is a prolific self-seeder I also have slightly smaller samples all along the edge of the driveway, in the gravel. I’d … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Colour-coordinated pollen baskets
Wildlife roundup – If only I could fly too
May’s warmth and sunshine brought out many winged creatures and my favourites are always the dragonflies and their relatives. Early on in May, at the edge of our small pool, we saw the first Large Red damselflies (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) basking … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Cornfield poppies
Wordless Wednesday – A double-sided magic
Looking for a man!
OK, I couldn’t resist that title …. but it really should read man orchid (Orchis anthropophora, recently changed from Aceras anthropophorum on DNA evidence). The man orchid is a UK native, hardy orchid, which favours sunny conditions on free-draining, calcareous … Continue reading
