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Quote of the day:
“What wondrous life is this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
~ Andrew Marvell
Forage in October for:
Sweet Chestnuts, Sloes, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Hops, Walnuts, Haws (Hawthorn berries), Wild Strawberries, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Rowan Berries
Category Archives: Wildflowers
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
12 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 – 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 – Sadie and a quarry full of yellow cowslips
Posted in Sadie, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalkland flowers, clunch pit, countryside, Cowslips, Flowers, Labradoodle, Photography, Primula veris, Quarries, Sadie, Yellow
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday: Easter Flowers
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalkland flowers, Easter, Flowers, Pasque flowers, Photography, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Purple, Therfield Heath, Wildflowers
12 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The Art of Weightlessness
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged Bulrush, Chippenham Park Gardens, Gardening, Greater Reedmace, Photography, Swamp, Typha latifolia, Wetland plants
2 Comments
