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Quote of the day:
“Light nurtures beauty –
what is a potato to a cauliflower, or a lettuce to a turnip?
But darkness also has its arc. Notice the curves on a potato.
Those are the remainders of lost journeys, spent looking for light.
Hence the potato’s blind eyes. The bones of darkness have punctured them.”
~ Sumana R0y
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Tag Archives: leaves
Wordless Wednesday – The Litter Collector
Why leaves change colour in autumn explained by a BBC weatherman
Posted in autumn, Trees, Wordless
Tagged Autumn colours, Gardening, Horticulture, Leaf pigments, leaves, patterns, Photography
22 Comments
Rainbow leaves and growing old gloriously
Last weekend, as we were driving along the A14 to a university open day, it was quite startling to see how many trees are already colouring up for autumn in spite of the indian summer we have been having of … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Nature, Trees, Whimsy
Tagged anthocyanin, autumn, bowl, carotene, Chlorophyll, colours, Gardening, leaves, papier-mâché, pigments, red, scenescence
11 Comments
The signs of autumn are already here
Walking the dog yesterday I suddenly realised that there were leaves on the ground under the sycamore trees and that they were showing autumn colours. Of course when I actually thought about the date, I realised that we have hurtled … Continue reading
Posted in Drinks, Food, Nature, Plants, Wildflowers
Tagged autumn, berries, blackberries, cobwebs, Hawthorn, leaves, sauce, sloes, teasel
17 Comments
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