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Tag Archives: snowdrops
Wordless Wednesday – Running rings round Wandlebury
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Posted in History, Out and about, Walks, Wordless
Tagged Cambridge, cambridgeppf.org, Galanthus, Iceni tribes, Iron Age hill fort, Photography, snowdrops, Wandlebury Ring
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In a Vase on Monday – A first snowdrop
I keep being caught out by the weather this winter. Today started warm and I didn’t bother with a coat, but by the end of the morning I regretted that as a cold, persistent wind had sprung up while I … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Fresh flowers, Gardening, Hellebores, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Salvias, snowdrops
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Wordless Wednesday – Snowdrops at Chippenham Park
Posted in Out and about, Winter, Wordless
Tagged Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardening, Gardens, Photography, snowdrops, Woodland
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In a Vase on Monday – Snippets between showers
I’ve been dodging rain showers all day. This afternoon it came down to a decision between nipping out to look for a few flowers or going for an immediate dog walk round the village (I couldn’t face a second deep-mud … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Photography, Primroses, snowdrops, Violas
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Snowdrops and muddy knees
Now that the snowdrops are definitely showing in our garden, I thought that it was time to search online for other, more extensive, displays that we could visit. It seems as if this weekend (11-12th Feb) is the favourite time … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Out and about, Wildflowers
Tagged bulbs, Chippenham Park, Galanthus, Gardening, Gardens, Horticulture, Photography, snowdrops, Spring
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In a Vase on Monday – Budding Performers
Another day, another dog walk. Well, it has been grey and foggy of late so it feels more like another dog trudge actually. I was pounding the mud, downcast and gloomy, until I spotted this willow emerging in the newly … Continue reading
Posted in Spring, Walks, Wildflowers
Tagged catkins, Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Pussy willow, snowdrops
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A Garden full of Canals
Chippenham Park, Cambridgeshire, has a distinctly naval theme governing the layout of its gardens and it certainly contains boat loads of water, nearly all laid out in the form of long straight canals. The reason for this focus is that … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Spring
Tagged Admiral Russell, Cambridgeshire, canal, Chippenham Park, Gardens, Hellebores, Photography, sculpture, snowdrops, William Eames
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