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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: Frost
The sad tale of a frost damaged wisteria
Having missed a year, this year’s early spring pruning of the wisteria over the pergola was certainly an overdue, dramatic and necessary affair. In fact the whippy offcuts were so entangled that my usual trick of weaving them together into … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, The home garden
Tagged Frost, Gardening, ice damage, Photography, racemes, weather, Wisteria floribunda 'Violacea Plena'
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Wordless Wednesday – Wishful Thinking
Happy Christmas!
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Wimpole Hall, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Chinese bridge, Christmas, Dog, Frost, Hoar frost, Photography, Sadie, Walks, Wimpole Estate
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