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Post by ianr on Apr 16, 2018 9:32:18 GMT
Yesterday's trip to the coast not a whole lot going on flower wise a few cowslips coming up and lots of horsetails. Today's walk even less apart from the ash tree's in flower ian horsetails by ian robinson, on Flickr ash tree flowers by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by NellyDee on Apr 17, 2018 16:00:02 GMT
At last (said I) signs of Spring. Wood Anemones and Primroses along the burn side, these appeared about 4 years ago, not planted by me and none in the garden, so was surprised when they appeared. However, hope of Spring was short lived after torrential rain over night, burn overflowed and lower ground flooded once again, so both under water now. Primrose by Helen Skelton, on Flickr Wood Anemone by Helen Skelton, on Flickr
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Post by ianr on Apr 18, 2018 8:40:34 GMT
Went passed a wood the other day and there was a large patch of wood anemone really lit the place up. Not far out of Lincoln there are some lime woods some years there's so many it looks like it's snowed ian
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Post by ianr on May 14, 2018 8:30:27 GMT
Out to the coast again yesterday 'Sunday' and relatively quite still early doors and a tad grey so not many folks about. The reserve is covered with cowslips and bluebells at the moment, look like spanish bluebells to me a few wild parsnips the fly's seem to like 'em no sight of any orchids as yet will have to look elsewhere ian alexander by ian robinson, on Flickr spanish bluebells by ian robinson, on Flickr cowslips by ian robinson, on Flickr by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on May 14, 2018 16:46:36 GMT
Nice photos Ian but it's far too early for flowering parsnip. Your photo shows a different umbellifer- Alexanders!
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Post by ianr on May 15, 2018 6:17:42 GMT
Thanks aeshna5 I wasn't too sure ian
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Post by NellyDee on May 15, 2018 7:38:34 GMT
At last the bluebells are looking like they are going to flower. The Hawksbit is going mad almost got a carpet of it out back. Really pleased that the bugle is flowering as there are more Buff-tail and Carder Bumblebee than I have seen for a couple of years. Still trying to get a photo but there are a couple of Bilberry bumblebees too.
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Post by ianr on May 16, 2018 8:40:01 GMT
The bluebells in the woods near me are past their best now just a few tall ones poking through the abundance of nettles we get at the front of the woods. For my flowers of the day if I'm right I've the start of a good salad here, of course I wouldn't trust myself to eat much if any of either ian sheep sorrel by ian robinson, on Flickr salad burnet by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by ianr on May 18, 2018 8:19:30 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on May 18, 2018 15:56:07 GMT
Ground Ivy + Red Campion are the two you can't name, Ian.
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Post by ianr on May 19, 2018 8:21:45 GMT
Thanks again I knew I should have known, think the red leaves threw me with the ivy and none of it was actually creeping thanks for the moth ID too, are the mites on the demoiselle the tiny white dots? if so that's really well spotted ian
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Post by ianr on May 21, 2018 13:36:06 GMT
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Post by NellyDee on May 28, 2018 9:10:20 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on May 28, 2018 9:23:12 GMT
Is this the real colour of the flowers (pink to my eyes)? Meadow Cranesbill haa blue flowers.
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Post by Harold Smith on May 28, 2018 15:09:41 GMT
Is this the real colour of the flowers (pink to my eyes)? Meadow Cranesbill haa blue flowers. Yes, Meadow Cranesbill does have blue flowers. It looks like it could be Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) which does have pinkish flowers. I think the pink in the photograph is pronounced because for the bright sunlight. It is mainly found in the north. Harold.
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