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Quote of the day:
“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Tag Archives: papier-mâché
A weekend of proverbs … or the early bird catches the worm
Over the past few weeks my son and I have spent our spare moments sellotaping, glueing and papier-mache-ing bits of cardboard together to prepare our entry for the Haslingfield Scarecrow Festival. This year’s suggested theme was ‘Proverbs (biblical or otherwise)’ … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Out and about
Tagged dogs, Gardens, Haslingfield, papier-mâché, Proverbs, Scarecrows, street art, village life
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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
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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
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