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Quote of the day:
“Colored scents that fill the air as drowsy insects hum around in the meadow is the place of secret magic where nature alone renews itself.”
– Kate Bergquist
Forage in July for:
Mallow, Yarrow, Fat Hen, Dog Rose, Honeysuckle, Chickweed, Wild Strawberries
Tag Archives: countryside
Wordless Wednesday – Mapping the distribution of Spittlebugs!
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged BRIGIT project, countryside, disease vectors, Photography, Spittlebugs, Wildlife, Xylella fastidiosa, Xylem-feeding insects
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The value of set-aside
Posted in autumn, Out and about, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Autumn colours, Beech woods, countryside, Photography, Shepreth
7 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Linseed: One of the prettiest crops
Posted in Flowers, Sadie, Wordless
Tagged countryside, crops, Farming, Flax, Gardening, Linseed, Linum usitatissimum, Photography
14 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A dog’s-eye view of the meadow in May
Posted in Nature, Walks, Wordless
Tagged countryside, dogs, Photography, Sadie, Walks, wildflower meadow
19 Comments
Farewell, My Lovely
The Horse Chestnut will be sorely missed by locals, walkers and wildlife enthusiasts (it was a favourite roost for the local Barn Owls). Over the last few years the tree has been throwing out new growth at ground level, so … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Trees
Tagged Cambridgeshire, countryside, Horse Chestnut, Landscape giants, Lifecycle, Photography, Storm Eleanor, Trees
24 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – I usually think of my dog as white …
Posted in Walks, Winter, Wordless
Tagged colours, countryside, dogs, Labradoodle, Photography, Sadie, snow, Winter coat
12 Comments
A black and white Brown!
This is a Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) and until two weeks ago I’d never seen one before in my life. Don’t they look like those butterfly splot paintings we used to do as kids? Despite being quite obviously black … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife
Tagged butterflies, countryside, Marbled White butterfly, Melanargia galathea, Photography, unimproved grassland
14 Comments