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Chaste Snow-drop, venturous harbinger of Spring,
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~ William Wordsworth
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Tag Archives: Photography
Wordless Wednesday – An ominous quietude at the bird feeders
Posted in birds, Wildlife, Wordless
Tagged Accipiter nisus, Birds of prey, Photography, Sparrowhawk, wildlife gardening
19 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Wishing you a very Happy Christmas
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Christmas, Flowers, Gardening, Health and Happiness, Photography, red, Sadie
21 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ocas: An extra root
Posted in The home garden, Vegetables, Wordless
Tagged #Growyourown, #GYO, Gardening, New Zealand yams, Oca tubers, Oxalis tuberosa, Photography, vegetables
18 Comments
In a Wreath on Monday – Rejuvenation
I’ve been chopping back a few boundary shrubs today and this has providentially given me some useful, fresh material to revitalise an old shop-bought Christmas wreath. The wreath was new several years ago, but was squirrelled away because of its … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #InaVaseonMonday, Christmas wreaths, crab apples, Gardening, Holly, In a vase on Monday, ivy, Photography, Rosa 'Starlight symphony', Rosehips
20 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Ghost Trees in the Fog
Posted in Out and about, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, countryside, Floods, Fog, nature, Photography, pollarded willows, Reflections, River Rhee, Shepreth, Walks
9 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The Garden of Evening Mists
Posted in Out and about, Wimpole Hall
Tagged evening mist, Gardens, Photography, sunset, Wimpole Hall
9 Comments
In a vase on Monday – Bushy Tails
It’s cold and miserable outside and gradually it’s become wet as well. I’ve been cutting down sunflowers that were growing along the fence around the vegetable garden. Their heads have fed the birds and were beginning to go mouldy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #IAVOM, flower arrangements, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography
17 Comments
A Week of Flowers: Day 7 – 28/11/2020
And sadly the last day of a week of fun, fab, flower photos! This has been a lovely exercise in posting positive, plant pictures. It was suggested and hosted by Cathy at Words and Herbs and has succeeded in cheering … Continue reading
A Week of Flowers: Day 6 – 27/11/2020
Continuing to day six of Cathy’s (Words and Herbs) uplifting flower-sharing week … and hopefully spreading a little cheer round the web. Today I am thinking that you can’t beat poppies: Click the link to enjoy more beautiful blooms.
A Week of Flowers: Day 5 – 26/11/2020
Cathy at Words and Herbs has suggested bloggers share flower photos in posts all week to cheer each other up in these seemingly dismal and certainly challenging days. They have definitely been brightening my week. Thanks Cathy! Flowers bring such … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged #Floweroftheday, cheerfulness, Gardening, Japanese anemone, Photography, pink
15 Comments
