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Quote of the day:
“Nor will I then thy modest grace forget,
Chaste Snow-drop, venturous harbinger of Spring,
And pensive monitor of fleeting years!”
~ William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder, Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum Blossom, Sweet Violets
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Tag Archives: Fungi
Earthstars in the garden
Sounds rather Sci-Fi or New Age doesn’t it? But what I am talking about here is a fungus and I can’t quite believe how excited I was to find them … in our garden! I only found them because I … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Whimsy
Tagged Collared Earthstar, Fungi, Gardening, Geastrum triplex, Photography
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National Tree Week 2019 – Day 6: Walk in a wood and your troubles fade away
Walk in a wood and your troubles fade away … seems true for me. Sadly, living on the edge of the fens there aren’t many sizeable woods around here and Thetford Forest (our nearest) is mostly a conifer mono-culture, which … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Trees
Tagged Beech trees, Fagus sylvatica, Fungi, nature, plantations, Wildlife Trust
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Six on Saturday – Senescence and decay
17-11-2018 This week the leaves fell off all the trees around here and the landscape is now looking shockingly bare. It has really changed the feel of things. The light has changed. The protective canopy has gone. This cycle is … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, Six on Saturday
Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Fungi, Gardening, macro, Melianthus major, Photography, Rust, Six on Saturday, Topiary
25 Comments