Tuesday, April 25, 2006

stitchwort


the white flower is greater stitchwort, it tends to come out in clumps, usually it appears a bit later than the primroses and celandines surrounding it, five deeply divided petals and a four angled stem. Within a week or two it will cover the hedgerows locally. Posted by Picasa

Monday, April 24, 2006

corn salad


this is a very pretty, but tiny little blue flower, it is hardly noticeable. I don't know whether or not anyone eats its leaves these days. You can get some idea of the size of the flowers from the dandelion seed at bottom left Posted by Picasa

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Deirdre


Tomorrow we say farewell to our friend Deirdre for the last time. She was a popular woman with a mordant wit and a generous heart. She spent her life looking after others and in the end was given so little time for herself; Spring came and she died. We will all miss her very much. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, April 22, 2006

hiding from the mower


these daisies survive by keeping their collective heads down Posted by Picasa

ground ivy


this will do for today's gem, a lovely little patch of ground ivy, not dissimilar to dog violet but no horn on the flower Posted by Picasa

crowfeet


not exactly a gem but at the bottom left, in the murky swamp is some ivy leaved crowfoot growing amongst the rubble at Kit Hill Quarry. Posted by Picasa

(admin note:- he means bottom right but he is a bit dyspawsic)