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Quote of the day:
“Light nurtures beauty –
what is a potato to a cauliflower, or a lettuce to a turnip?
But darkness also has its arc. Notice the curves on a potato.
Those are the remainders of lost journeys, spent looking for light.
Hence the potato’s blind eyes. The bones of darkness have punctured them.”
~ Sumana R0y
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Tag Archives: Summer
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 – Just because it is so grey and so soggy …
Posted in Flowers, Wordless
Tagged Annuals, Cosmos 'Double Click Cranberries', Cosmos 'Sensation' self seed, Gardening, Photography, Summer
6 Comments
August plants for August
I am joining Chloris at The Blooming Garden for this post of my top ten plants for August. However, I am not actually growing anything particularly unusual this year, so I guess that there will be some flowers in common … Continue reading
In a Vase on Monday – Seaside metaphors
I’ve been doing lots of activities firmly focussed on autumn: jam making, blackberrying, seed and leaf collecting, grass scarifying and I found myself wistfully thinking back to the summer that never really seemed to completely happen. So now I have … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers
Tagged Gardening, In a vase on Monday, Jerusalem artichokes, Monkshood, Seaside themes, Summer, symbolism
23 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Dry Meadows
Posted in Flowers, Wildflowers, Wordless
Tagged berkheya, Cambridge Botanical Gardens, dianthus, Dry gardens, Gardening, meadows, Photography, Summer
8 Comments
An embarrassment of courgettes? Bake cake!
A few years ago, after admiring a tasty, moist cake made by a friend, I became the proud owner of a courgette cake recipe. I promptly filed it and never thought about it again. This summer, at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Plants, Recipes, The home garden, Vegetables
Tagged abundance, cake, Cornwall, Courgettes, excess, gluten-free, lemons, Port Quinn, Summer
20 Comments
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