Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thrift. Show all posts

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Saturday 30 April

Knott End the beach early morning, miles of it to ourselves.

 Arnold & Meg

 Thought this might be the Wheatear we saw on the wall but it was so far away and I am no birder.

 Common cockle - Cerastoderma edule

 Common Mallow Leaves - Malva Sylvestris

 Common Mussel - Mytilus edulis

 Large piece of driftwood - it would have looked good in the garden.

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa with earwig 

 Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum

 Meg stalking the Crocodile Driftwood.

 I actually got an ID for this shell but I have left the notes at Knott End - will have to wait till our next visit.

 Spiral  Wrack - Fucus spiralis

 Thrift - Armeria maritima

 Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica

Welsh Poppy Seed Head - Meconopsis cambrica

Take Care.

Monday, August 09, 2010

Monday 9 August

All taken at Knott End.

Chives - Allium schoenoprasum

Common Glasswort - Salicornia europaea

Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

Seed Heads - Common Poppy - Papaver rhoeas

Common Reed - Phragmites australis

Common Vetch - Vicia sativa

Dead Seal

Feather

Cockle Shell

Thrift - Armeria maritima

One very tired dog.

Take Care.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Monday 26 July

More from the sea shore.


Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica
Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica

Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica -
is a perennial salt marsh grass that helps to stabilise tidal mud flats, in some areas it has been planted for this purpose.



Thrift - Armeria maritima

A family enjoying flying kites along the sea wall.

Take care.