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Wordless Wednesday – Sadie and the Quarry in Summer
Posted in Sadie, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, Chalk quarry, clunch pit, countryside, dogs, Labradoodle, Photography, Sadie, walking, Wildflowers
5 Comments
Wet feet in search of wild orchids
It didn’t start out as a quest for orchids. First off, it was just a regular dog walk on Corfe Common in Dorset, enjoying the views: And the meadow flowers, like this patch of knapweed shining in the sunshine: But … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wildflowers
Tagged Corfe, Dactylorhiza maculata, Dorset, Heath spotted orchid, wild orchids, Wildflowers
13 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A trumpet worth blowing!
Posted in Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, Mirabilis longiflora, Photography, scented flowers
7 Comments
Six on Saturday – 17/07/2021
The bit of the lawn that still gets mown was cut bright and early this morning, before the temperatures started to get a bit melty. This provided a lovely velvet surface for our apples fall on to. In fact I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Betony, Delphinium requienii, dianthus, Dieramas, Gardening, Monarda didyma, Prickly poppy
12 Comments
Poppy ‘Amazing Grey’
I’m sure you all know how it is when you’ve been away for a few days and, as you approach home, suddenly become desperate to see how the garden has got on without you (usually fine, of course!). Well, yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Flowers, Gardening, Papaver rhoeas, Photography, Poppies, Poppy 'Amazing Grey'
26 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wildflowers at Corfe Castle
Posted in Out and about, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged Corfe Castle, Dorset, echium vulgare, National Trust, Photography, vipers bugloss, Wildflowers
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Cornflower blue
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Bees, Bombus locorum, centaurea cyanus, Cornflower, Gardening, Photography, white-tailed bumblebee, Wildlife
10 Comments
Six on Saturday – Whispering grass … and a challenge
26/06/2021 The summer solstice passed with temperatures lower than the winter solstice in some places round here. We had a heavy dew on our lawn, which looked like frost. It felt cold. We measured 5 deg C in the open … Continue reading
Posted in Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, alliums, ant control, echium vulgare, Gardening, Poppies, Six on Saturday, Stipa gigantea
28 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – “Healthy Hay”!
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Posted in Wordless
Tagged countryside, fodder crops, legume family, Onobrychis viciifolia, Photography, pink flowers, Sainfoin
13 Comments
