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Peace sells but who’s buying…
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches us patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust." ~ Gertrude Jekyll Dierama pulcherrimun (Angel's fishing rod) What a world we live in. A world that seems to be going...
Wordless Wednesday: Ophyris apifera (Bee orchid)
Photo taken in June 2017
Gems of the ‘Emerald Isle’
With all the wonderful landscapes around us and along with all the other treasures Ireland has to offer, there was also plenty to see close by and you certainly didn't have to look very far to find them. Stachys palustris (Marsh woundwart) All the photos in this post,...
Wordless Wednesday: The woodland stream
An turas bóthair na hÉireann (The Irish road trip)
Now, if heaven is a place on earth..... Ireland is it. This is the first post I have written for a while and to kick things off, I thought a post about this wonderful country.... was just the ticket. Having not long arrived back from my second visit to the 'Emerald...
Wordless Wednesday: Wetnesday…..
Meanwhile, tucked up safely inside.......... Lazy little sod!
Wordless Wednesday: A dappled day….
Wordless Wednesday: Wasp ease…..
Wordless Wednesday: Bear Necessities…..
Wordless Wednesday: Pheasant’s grass
Walk this way….
Waresley & Gransden woods is a wonderful place to visit, particularly at this time of year. As some of you may be aware, I have blogged about Waresley woods before ('If you go down the woods today' and 'Walk on the wild side') why? As well as having plenty to see,...
Wordless Wednesday: Aztec pearls…
Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl'
There’s a snake in my boots..
Fritillaria meleagris (Snakes Head Fritillary). The Snakes Head Fritillary, a beautiful addition to any garden. Most bulbs prefer free draining conditions, where as for the Snakes heads, they like it on the wet side. So this makes it the perfect plant for this part of...
From the madness to the magic of March….
The Madness... Politics (sorry). Why is it every time I watch prime minister's question time, I think of the similarities between this and the bar scene from Star wars? The conclusions I can think of, is that they are both so far detached from the real world and they...
Wordless Wednesday: Aqui drops…
Aquilegia leaves
Wordless Wednesday: A Watery Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday: Open wide…..
