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In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.”
– Terry Pratchet
Forage in May for:
Alexanders, Beech leaves, Cow Parsley, Hairy Bittercress, Dandelion Flowers , Cleavers, Primroses, Ransoms, Sweet Violets, Hawthorn, Lime leaves, Red Clover, Ox-eye Daisy, Garlic Mustard, Wild Garlic
Tag Archives: chalk
Walk with me – Chalk quarries and ridges
As I ate my twelve grapes to the bongs of Big Ben marking the outgoing year, as 2020 slipped into 2021, my only New Year’s resolution was to get out more and walk. Nine months of Lockdowns and restrictions may … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, Walks
Tagged Cambridgeshire, chalk, Photography, Quarries, walking, Walks
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Wordless Wednesday – Orchids
Posted in Out and about, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged chalk, Common Spotted Orchid, Man Orchid, Orchids, Photography, quarry, Twayblade, UK native orchids, Wildflowers
7 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – In an octopus’s garden in the … sun
Posted in Out and about, Whimsy
Tagged beach, chalk, Dorset, Gardens, Jurassic, Lulworth Cove, Pebbles, Photography, seaweed
13 Comments
A Hillside of Perfect Purple Pasque Flowers
Last year I discovered that I live very close to one of the largest colonies of pasque flowers in the country. Of course I hasten along to investigate and enjoy the delightful spectacle and this year I have kept a … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Wildflowers
Tagged chalk, countryside, native plants, nature, Pasque flower, Photography, Pulsatila vulgaris, Therfield Heath
25 Comments
The East Pit and the rare Moon Carrot
That sounds like a title of a children’s book, but a couple of weeks ago I went on an evening walk lead by members of the Wildlife Trust in an old chalk quarry in Cambridge and discovered a whole load … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Plants, Uncategorized
Tagged Burnet moths, Centaury, chalk, Cherry Hinton, East Pit, eyed-hawk moth, Fairy flax, Glow-worms, Moon Carrot, Musk thistle, quarry, St John's Wort, Wildlife Trust, Yellow-wort
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An Old Chalk Pit filled with Orchids – Nature Wins
At the edge of our village lies a disused clunch (and coprolite) pit, unworked since the beginning of the 20th Century. It is a relative small affair compared to others nearby (see for instance blogger Jonathan Spain’s account of the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Plants
Tagged Bee Orchid, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Bladder Campion, chalk, Common Spotted Orchid, Knapweed, Man Orchid, milkwort, nature, Orchids, quarry, Twayblade
5 Comments
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