We’ve all see them, but do we appreciate them. Bees are so important to our agriculture, pollinating our crops. Without bees it is estimated our farmers would spend £1.8 billion to pollinate. Bees also appear in many parts of our culture. From pub signs and town names, from Shakespeare to JK Rowling, from beehive hair-dosContinue reading “May 23rd – Bee-ing Busy”
Category Archives: Plants
May 6th – The garden
Well, I have only just recovered from the injuries sustained after the last post (written ages ago) about the wife’s bush, so thought I’d play it safe this time. Whilst we love travelling and being out and about, one of the things you do miss is the different plants at different times of the year.Continue reading “May 6th – The garden”
May 1st – Weird names
Another plant today, but why is it called a cowslip? Even with my weird imagination I can’t vision a cow slipping on a little delicate flower, so it’s back to T’internet. Most sites suggest it is derived from the old English for cow dung, known as cow slop, as they are associated with cow meadows.Continue reading “May 1st – Weird names”
April 30th – Wisteria
A few facts about wisteria
April 28th – Rain
Well, today (in the UK) we had rain for the first time in ages. I took today’s picture between showers to cheer us up. Our clematis is looking lovely at the moment, despite the dreary weather. I know our friends on the farms and water companies desperately needed the rain that came today after aContinue reading “April 28th – Rain”
April 22th – Symbolic
Today’s photo was taken whilst I was out walking the hounds and my mind was off wandering in it’s own weird way (Sorry in advance). My thought was: ‘If some of the seeded dandelions represent people with virus like covid-19, they would be safe to walk by but if the wind blew and the seedContinue reading “April 22th – Symbolic”
April 16th – Small
Today’s picture of tiny cactus flowers got me thinking about the way we live our lives. We are all bombarded with marketing material on social media, TV, emails etc, especially at Christmas. The pressure on people to ‘spoil’ loved ones with lavish gifts is immense. But over the past few weeks we have seen thatContinue reading “April 16th – Small”
April 15th – The Lockdown Garden
So the little garden stream project is nearly complete, with just a few finishing touches required. We’ve been talking about a water feature for a while, but last year we thought we’d be selling the house and so didn’t want to do much apart from basic maintenance. It has been named as ‘The Lockdown Garden’Continue reading “April 15th – The Lockdown Garden”
April 11th – Blossom
Today’s photo hasn’t got any deep meaningful message behind it. I just think it’s a nice picture, which happens to be directly across from the front of our house. The Blossom is blooming stunning (sorry – couldn’t resist that), and I wanted to take a quick snap as winds are forecast in the coming daysContinue reading “April 11th – Blossom”
April 8th – More memories
So no amazing photos from today, and so I dug through some old photos. This photo was taken at East Woodlands 10 years ago. It is a favourite walk of ours, especially at this time of the year, with Bluebells everywhere. They may well be over by the time the lock down has lifted, butContinue reading “April 8th – More memories”
New day - New Photo challenge 