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Mossy
Posted on January 6, 2023
This unusual growth was highlighted by the early morning sun shining on a moss-covered ash tree in a corner of our garden.
Autumn Leaf
Posted on December 8, 2022
Bristly
Posted on November 4, 2022
This is a close look at the buds of a borage plant. It’s a herb with bright blue flowers that – apparently – taste like honey and are occasionally used as garnishes for salads and drinks. The stems and buds have a distinctly bristly appearance, are also edible and – also apparently – have a distinctive cucumber-like flavour. I’ll take their word for it.
A Big Old Moth
Posted on September 8, 2022
(with apologies to Cee for the creepy-crawly)
One morning last week, I opened our barn door and this blew out in a gust of wind. At first I thought it was a dried leaf, but when I stirred it with my foot, its wings opened. The wingspan is about three inches so it’s certainly bigger than your average moth.
Hydrangea – A closer View
Posted on August 5, 2022
It’s macro week in Cee’s midweek challenge, so let’s take a closer look at the hydrangea from my previous post.
Can’t Go Wrong With Raindrops
Posted on July 7, 2022
Captured on the wet morning of a recent coach trip, you just can’t go wrong with raindrops on flowers, can you?
What’s Eating Our Clematis?
Posted on June 4, 2022
Some tiny creature obviously took a fancy to this clematis bud before it got the chance to flower.
Mediterranean Spurge
Posted on May 4, 2022
This is a close-up view of the intricate flower of a Mediterranean Spurge, a plant I had never seen – or even heard of – before, but which is growing strongly in my son’s garden.
To give an idea of scale, the green ovoid disc of which the flower is at the heart is no more than a centimetre (about a third of an inch) in diameter.
CMMC 4 May 2022
Sprouting garlic
Posted on April 7, 2022
Although it doesn’t usually get the chance, this time some of our garlic has ‘gone over’. We’ll plant it out and see what happens…
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