Tuesday 13 August

Managed to stay dry in between heavy showers.

 Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

 Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

Just how the squirrels like them not quite ripe, Hazel - Corylus avellana

Take Care

Sunday 11 August

Sunny morning so we had our walk in the valley

Had a look at theTomato - Solanum lycopersicon growing in the nick of the pavement, tomatoes on but the plant looks weary possibly been sprayed by the local kill brigade.

When we got home we decided to set off for Knott End, Meg enjoys the beach and chasing the sea gulls. 

Along the wall we find plants that appear different in the coastal area, more robust, stronger so the sea air must agree with them.

Early Goldenrod - Solidago gigantea

 Soapwort - Saponaria officinallis

Take Care

Wednesday 5 September

Dry morning

 Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

 Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

 Hazel - Corylus avellana

 Hazel - Corylus avellana

 Rosebay Willowherb - Chamerion angustifolium

Acorns with Knopper Gall

Take Care

Wednesday 7 September

Rain again but managed to get some photos between showers.

Balsam Galore - I don't think there is an area that has escaped - we need to get this under control before it seeds next year too late this year.

Himalayan Balsam - Impatiens glandulifera as you can see already bursting with seed, each pod holds an average of 8 seeds so we are looking at over 30/40 plants just from this little bunch.

Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

Corn Mint - Mentha arvensis

First dead mole this year.

Lots of rabbits about and Meg is bewildered

Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis - this is now a large patch, when I first saw this it was about 2 feet square.

Take Care.

Friday 15 July

Today is a mixed bag of goodies.

Dry this morning we had a good walk around the woods.

 The Gate to Primrose Hill

 Smaller Cat's-tail - Phleum bertolonii

We met Sue and the Tribe and it's been a long time since we had some photos of them

 Toots leading with Teddy & Billy probably saying we give up you can have the ball.

 Billy & Teddy 

 Toots & Billy

Billy

 No She is not one of the tribe, well I suppose she is as this is Sally and belong's to one of Sue's Son's. I have been meaning to put these photos that Sue sent me on the blog for a while - 

Sally is a Collie x Springer Spaniel, that is a lively mix.

We were back in Knot End later in the day.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense this is all over the sea wall.

Hare's-foot Clover - Trifolium arvense

Cinnabar Caterpillar not many about this year.

Lamb's-ear - Stachys byzantina only the one plant.

Weld - Reseda luteola gone to seed.

White Stonecrop - Sedum album

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis

Common Restharrow - Ononis repens

Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

One of the local farmer's who was trying to get his hay in said that he hoped to get it in today as it was going to be bad weather tonight.

He was right the rain was torrential

Take Care

Sunday 8 August

It was a damp morning on the Lower Burgh Meadow.

 Apple Mint - Mentha x villosa

 Black Medick - Medicago lupulina

 Broad Leaved Helleborine - Epipactus helleborine

 Broad Leaved Helleborine - Epipactus helleborine

 Hedge Bindweed - Calystegia sepium

Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius

This Canadian Goldenrod was at Knott End

Canadian Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis

Take Care.

Wednesday 26 August

We wandered all over the place today - it was a damp morning.

You can just make out the very bruised apple in the centre of the photo, this is growing on the rucks. I would guess someone threw a stump away and this is the result, it has a few more apples on it, we did manage to get one last year - it was average tasting.

Canadian Goldenrod - a garden escapee or throw out.
Quite a large patch, so it likes the area.

Common Fleabane

Corn Mint

A very damp Perennial Sow Thistle.

Another throw out Giant Montbretia.

Guelder Rose - It is misleadingly called European Cranberry-bush (it is not a cranberry).
The fruit has a very acidic taste, not recommended as it is mildly toxic, and can cause vomiting or diarrhea but the birds like it so a good one for the garden.

Still waiting for those Hazel Nuts.

But look whats already appearing on the Hazel - male catkins or lambs tails.

Missed the Japanese Rose flowering - another throw out.

Meadow Vetchling in bud

and seed.

Norway Maple

with it's seeds or keys - I picked a few of these up, it was only when I got home and looked at them I found that only this one had seeds - I wonder if the squirrels also like these as there was no sign of entry until I checked them - they had been bent and the seeds removed, just like I was going to do later. So hopefully I got two good seeds.

Never seen the like of it, some one beat me to them.