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Quote of the day:
“O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers”
– Anne Brontë
Forage in May for:
Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Dandelions
Category Archives: Wordless
Wordless Wednesday – Iris ‘Benton Menace’
Posted in Wordless
Tagged bearded irises, Benton iris, Gardening, Iris 'Benton Menace', Photography
5 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Setting seed with style!
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Gardening, iPhone photography, nature, Pasque flowers, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Seed heads, Therfield Heath, Wildflowers
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Carpets of Cowslips
Posted in Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Cowslips, Primula veris, Wildflower-rich meadows, Wildflowers, Wimpole Estate
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Bursting with Orange
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Azalea Orange, Gardening, iPhone photography, orange, spring bulbs, Tulipa 'Ballerina', tulips
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Anticipation
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Insects, nature, iPhone photography, Hairy-footed flower bee, pollinators, wildlife gardening, Wallflowers, erysimum
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Oh my! Anemone Bordeaux
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Anemone coronaria 'Bordeaux', Flowers, Gardening, iPhone photography, perennials, Purple, spring bulbs
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The reason for the word butterfly?
Posted in Nature, Wordless
Tagged Brimstone, butterflies, Gardening, iPhone photography, pollinators
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Fluff and stuff
As I walked round the pond I spotted a couple of birds busily helping to strip the downy seeds (apologies for picture quality – it was the best my phone could do). I looked them up later and I think … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged birds, Bulrush, Emberiza schoeniclus, Ponds, Reed Buntings, Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve, Typha latifolia, Walks, Wildlife
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Burls and surprising inner beauty
Posted in Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged burls, burr knot, countryside, nature, Trees, wood turning
12 Comments