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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: Insects
Wordless Wednesday – Some like it Hot!
Posted in Flowers, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Hoverfly, Insects, Jerusalem Cross, lychnis x arkwrightii, Marmalade hoverfly, Photography
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – What’s that coming over the hill? Is it a monster?
Posted in Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, Harvester, Helenium, Insects, Opiliones, Photography, Wildlife
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – All in a day’s work: Wasp papier-mâché creations
Posted in Nature, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged France, Insects, nests, paper wasps, papier-mâché, Photography, Polistes, Wildlife
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The considerable allure of teasel
Posted in Bees, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged Bumblebees, Gardening, Hoverflies, Insects, Photography, pollinators, teasel
17 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Dusted with gold
Posted in Bees, Flowers, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Bees, buff-tailed bumblebee, crocuses, Gardening, Insects, Photography, Pollen, Wildlife
23 Comments
Wildlife Wednesday – Swallowing Flies
The air is shimmering with wildlife. It has got to the time of year when it is hard not to breathe in an invertebrate or two if you are working or walking outside. In the borders the buzzing is a … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Banded demoiselle, butterflies, countryside, Insects, meadows, Photography
18 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Starting a new phase of life
Posted in Nature, Wildlife, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Broad-bodied Chaser, Insects, invertebrates, Libellula depressa
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Oh no, I have rosemary beetle!
If you’ve seen them too, then help with the RHS research for this beetle here
Posted in The home garden, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Chrysolina americana, Gardening, Insects, nature, Pests, Photography, rosemary beetle
18 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Here be dragonflies
For more information on Uk dragonflies and damselflies see: Link to info on British damselflies and Chris Brooke’s Identification Guide to UK dragonflies
Posted in Nature, The home garden, Wildlife
Tagged Insects, Large Red Damselfly, Photography, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
9 Comments
