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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: nests
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 – 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 Tree of Life
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Black squirrel, Blackbird, crab apples, Gardening, nests, Photography, Wood pigeon
13 Comments
The nesting golden delicious
We were clearing the last of the fallen apples last week when we came across a funny vignette: I am not exactly sure which bird built this nest (it looks quite large and similar to examples of blackbird nests I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Trees, Wildlife
Tagged apples, Blackbird, Espalier, Gardening, golden delicious, nesting materials, nests, Wildlife
6 Comments
