Tag Archives: British Flora

Don’t Pick These Flowers

Posted on August 21, 2025 by crispina kemp

Do not pick these flowers! Yet, foolish human, look what she does Doesn’t she know what will follow The torrential downpouring heavy showers Heavens cracking, splitting, renting Thunder clapping, tight clouds snapping Sparks shocking, tearing down to earth Such destruction … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Verge and Fenny Flowers

Posted on August 19, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of flowers featured on our walk from the archives (13th June 2022). Enjoy Scrolling this collection I noticed a distinct ‘white’ theme to these roadside flowers 🔼 white campion 🔽 stitchwort Almost keeping to the white theme is … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Ready For Fall

Posted on August 12, 2025 by crispina kemp

A medley of photos from our walk on 6th August 2025. Enjoy High summer, the best of the wild flowers now are putting out seeds, out hedgerows now are rich in nuts and fruits (not all are ripe) 🔼Chestnut and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Penultimate Shots of July

Posted on July 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos taken along our walk on 17th July 2025. Please note, I’ll post the butterfly pics this coming Friday. Enjoy One thing I like about walking early in the day is the quality of light at this … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: First Flowers of July Part 2

Posted on July 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

Second installment of the miscellany of mostly flower photos taken during our walk on 8th July 2025. Enjoy Those bramble-briars, they’ll grow anywhere, even on top of a gate post 🔼🔽 a wild rose briar already colouring for autumn Surprised … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: First Flowers of July

Posted on July 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

As usual, a mostly-floral miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 8th July 2025. Enjoy Meadowsweet, which was used in brewing before the Dutch hopped the North Sea to bring us hops! 🔼🔽 Raspberries grow naturally wild in our … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Last Pics of June

Posted on July 8, 2025 by crispina kemp

A muddled medley of shots from our visit to Whitlingham Country Park on 4th June 2025. Enjoy Pollinators come in many species, some are beautiful, some are fragile, all are welcome for they keep our wild flowers alive and thriving, … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers of the Arable Lands

Posted on July 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of (mostly) flower photos from our walk on 23rd June 2025. Enjoy. Pink bramble flowers now are replacing the dog rose, whose days, alas have gone. Two yellow flowers 🔼 Weld (though it might be wild mignonette) 🔽 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: June Flowers and Bits

Posted on June 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 14th June 2025. Enjoy Evidence of last night’s rain! 🔼🔽 Foxgloves now replace the bluebells, but their season is nearly done This white froth is a head of elder flowers (grandma … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: More Whitlingham Shots

Posted on June 17, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of the photos I took at Whitlingham on 4th June 2025. Enjoy Pretty wayside blossoms of the blackberry bramble 🔼 A bee enjoying the pollen on offer 🔼🔽 and a shield bug. At this point I’m thinking insects … Continue reading →

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