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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
Tag Archives: Dragonflies
Six on Saturday – Flower spikes and Hoverflies
We’ve had a stressful week with a poorly dog and daily visits to the vet (arthritis and pancreatitis apparently). Hopefully Sadie is in the recovery phase now, but I will be glad when I stop having to visit that front … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Digiplexis, Dragonflies, Gardening, Hoverflies, nature, Olive trees, Photography, Salvias, Verbena 'Bampton', wildlife gardening
23 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Water: The Great Attractor
Apologies, I know that it’s Thursday, but you know how things get. Regardless, I wanted to quickly link up with Tina for her monthly Wildlife meme, to share some of the babies and new creatures I’ve seen in the garden … Continue reading
Posted in birds, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, damselflies, Dragonflies, fountains, Gardening, Photography, Ponds, Sparrowhawk, wildlife gardening
10 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Nymphs and shepherds
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Anax imperator, Dragonflies, Emperor dragonfly, Gardening, Photography, Ponds, Wildlife
2 Comments
Wildlife in June – Flying High
One of the main features of the wildlife seen around the garden during June was that it was largely airborne: New generations of birds, bees, beetles, butterflies and dragonflies were on the wing, flying high and purposefully from tree to … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Wildlife
Tagged damselflies, Dragonflies, Photography, pied wagtail, Ponds, wildlife gardening
18 Comments
#30DaysWild – Challenge Accepted!
It seems that I’ve not written much on the blog for a while, mainly because it is a tremendously busy time of year in the garden. Any spare moments were filled with sowing/planting and are now, necessarily, filled with watering … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife
Tagged #30DaysWild, butterflies, Dragonflies, Madingley Hall, Orchids, Photography, scything, Wildlife Trust
8 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – I feel the earth move
This month’s wildlife sightings were lean, which was mostly down to a combination of absences and earth moving experiences! The earth moving experience was noisy and disruptive for everyone around because, with the dull start to August, we finally decided … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged 22-spotted ladybird, bullfinch, Dragonflies, Gardening, kingfisher, Photography, wildlife pool
19 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Butterfly Blitz
I had only intended to post a single photo today, since we are on holiday, but it is raining hard and is forecast to do so all day. So I thought that reviewing last month’s wildlife would be a more … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Wildlife
Tagged birds, butterflies, Dragonflies, Gardening, Photography, snakes, Wildlife
28 Comments
Wildlife roundup – If only I could fly too
May’s warmth and sunshine brought out many winged creatures and my favourites are always the dragonflies and their relatives. Early on in May, at the edge of our small pool, we saw the first Large Red damselflies (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) basking … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged birds, butterflies, damselflies, Dragonflies, Gardening, nature, Photography
16 Comments
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