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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: Photography
Wordless Wednesday – Calico aster ‘Lady in Black’
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Autumn flowers, Calico aster, Gardening, Photography, pink, symphyotrichum lateriflorum 'lady in black'
10 Comments
Danger: Flying Fur Balls!
Posted in Bees, Wimpole Hall
Tagged Asters, autumn, buff-tailed bumblebee, Bumblebees, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, ivy, Ivy bees (Colletes hederae), Photography
15 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Carder Bee vs. the Black Hole
Posted in Bees, Wordless
Tagged Annual climbers, Common Carder Bee, Gardening, Ipomoea 'Black Knight', Morning Glory, Photography, pollination
11 Comments
Wimpole Sunflowers under Van Gogh Skies
Several areas in the Walled Garden at the National Trust’s Wimpole Estate have been planted up with mixes of sunflowers. This brings in tons of wildlife in the form of pollinators and, as of last week, seed eating birds. Plus … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Wimpole Hall, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, National Trust, No Dig, Photography, Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh, Walled Gardens, Wimpole Estate
11 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – A glimpse of Cambridge Botanics (August 2021)
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged #CUBG, Cambridge, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, Gardening, Gunnera, Photography
11 Comments
On a completely different topic: Cambridge Cows!
I recently read that the continuation of the centuries old practice of grazing cows in Cambridge is now in some doubt, but meanwhile … 90 large, decorative cow sculptures have most definitely moved in! The sculptures have been set up … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Out and about, Whimsy
Tagged #cowsaboutcambridge, Art, Break charity, Cambridge, cows, Photography, sculpture, Summer
8 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – If I had to choose just one daisy-type flower to grow …
What about you?
Posted in Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Echinacea purpurea, Gardening, perennials, Photography, Purple, Purple Coneflower
13 Comments
