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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
Tag Archives: canal
Wordless Wednesday – Snowdrops at Chippenham Park
Posted in Out and about, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, snowdrops, Woodland
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A Garden full of Canals
Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire, has a distinctly naval theme governing the layout of its gardens and it certainly contains boat loads of water, nearly all laid out in the form of long straight canals. The reason for this focus is that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Spring
Tagged Admiral Russell, Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardens, Hellebores, Photography, sculpture, snowdrops, William Eames
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