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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: iPhone photography
A blossom bower
Deep in the puffs of apple blossom, With surround-sound provided by buzzing bees, A cosy nest has been built. Well, I say ‘built’ and ‘cosy’, but we are talking about wood pigeons here … and that means it’s actually a … Continue reading
Posted in birds, Trees
Tagged Apple blossom, Gardening, iPhone photography, nature, nests, Spring, Wildlife, Wood pigeons
16 Comments
Wordless Wednesday: The Slow Sloe Gin Preparation
Posted in Drinks, Foraging, Wordless
Tagged blackthorn, Fruit growing, Gardening, Hedgerows, iPhone photography, Prunus spinosa, Sloe gin, Spring blossom
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The sunshine before potatoes
Posted in Wordless
Tagged Celandines, creeping thistle, Gardening, iPhone photography, Potatoes, Spring, Yellow
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Sticky Buds
Posted in Trees, Wordless
Tagged Aesculus hippocastanum, Bud scales, Horse Chestnut, iPhone photography, Leaf break, Trees
7 Comments
Mill Road Cemetery: A resting place, a wildlife refuge and community fulcrum
Lockdown has seen me taking local walks in places that I would have never thought to explore (or even walk to) previously. This week, an appointment in town left me with time to kill in Cambridge itself and, as I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Out and about
Tagged birds, butterflies, Cambridge, iPhone photography, Mill Road Cemetery, Wildlife
23 Comments
