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“Colored scents that fill the air as drowsy insects hum around in the meadow is the place of secret magic where nature alone renews itself.”
– Kate Bergquist
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Mallow, Yarrow, Fat Hen, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Chickweed, Wild Strawberries
Category Archives: autumn
In a Vase on Monday – 7th Anniversary Challenge: A ‘Bloomless’ vase
Congratulations to Cathy on arranging her way to 7 years of weekly, beautiful, quirky and inspiring vases! Each week Cathy collects and accessorises her vase with an object of interest (sometimes that is just the vase itself). The object reflects … Continue reading
Posted in autumn
Tagged #IAVOM, autumn colour, Faux flowers, flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, wisteria leaves
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Foraging for sweet chestnuts in Hatfield Forest
Posted in autumn, Out and about, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Castanea sativa, Foraging, Hatfield Forest, National Trust, Photography, Sweet Chestnuts
7 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Seed Power
Posted in autumn, Wordless
Tagged Ammi Major, Chasmanthium latifolium, Echinacea, eryngium, Gardening, Heuchera, Miscanthus sinensis, Photography, Seed heads, Thalictrum delavayi
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A silent, but hypnotic leaf fall
* Gustav Klimt‘s Portrait of Adele Bloch–Bauer I (1903-1907)
Posted in autumn, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Art, autumn, Gardening, Golden leaves, Gustav Klimt, Photography, Silver birch
7 Comments
Six on Saturday – Walking through the Botanics
I dropped my son off in town this morning and while he got creative, on a writing course, I hared around town on a few errands, until it rained. Then I headed for the Fitzwilliam Museum for a wander and … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday, Trees
Tagged Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Cork Oak, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, Winter protection
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A blanket of leaves or a leaf blanket?
Posted in autumn, Trees, Wordless
Tagged anthocyanin, autumn colour, Gardening, Photography, Trees
3 Comments
Seeing Red (or September’s emblazoned flowers)
I’ve not done a flower post to join in with Chloris’ Monthly Top Ten Flowers meme for a while now. My focus has been elsewhere and quite frankly the flower bit of the garden isn’t brilliant this year. However, as … Continue reading
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