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“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Category Archives: Wildflowers
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
Wordless Wednesday – A Sky Blue Chicory Trail
Posted in Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged blue, Cambridgeshire, Chicory, Cichorium Intybus, cornfield, countryside, Photography, Wildflowers
16 Comments
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
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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