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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: 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
