Tag Archives: British Flora

Sunday Picture Post: Flauna

Posted on April 21, 2019 by crispina kemp

Flauna: A photo featuring both flora and fauna I like the nectar of the harmless dead-nettles too. Just tweak out a flower and nibble the base of the sweet nectar-holding tube. Yum. Makes a walk doubly pleasing. (A word of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Spring Willows

Posted on April 14, 2019 by crispina kemp

The seldom-noticed catkins of the Weeping Willow … Pussy Willow in flower … Which willow is this? It could be one of many; call it Generic.

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Sunday Picture Post: Crimson Catkins

Posted on April 7, 2019 by crispina kemp

The catkins of hazel fall like golden showers in spring; the catkins of willow are popularly known as pussy willow. But what about these? Black Poplar is one of my favourites. Soon the leaves will appear, as fresh and sweet … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Epitome of Spring

Posted on March 31, 2019 by crispina kemp

Photos taken in Tyrrel’s Wood. near Long Stratton, Norfolk

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Let the Sun Shine In

Posted on February 9, 2019 by crispina kemp

Not the photo I was going to post this week, but after a week of dreary grey skies, I reckon we needed some sun. #2019picoftheweek challenge: Good as Gold For details of #2019picoftheweek challenge  see MariaAntonia

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Moody Hemlock

Posted on December 29, 2018 by crispina kemp

I have a liking for the umbellifers as subjects for my camera. Something of their structure … appeals. This one is the notorious hemlock, sickener (killer?) of reckless boys who cut the hollow stalks to make pea-shooters of them. This … Continue reading →

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Little Beads of Winter

Posted on December 22, 2018 by crispina kemp

It’s rare for the typical snow-scene to happen along the east coast of Norfolk, though it happens plenty inland. So rather than wait … #2018picoftheweek: Winter

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Cracked Colour

Posted on October 14, 2018 by crispina kemp

I make no excuse for posting another fungi photo. The contrasting colours of the clustered fungi and the flint-like flakes of the pine stump rushed at my eyes and grabbed me. Waveney Forest rises above the extensive Haddiscoe-Fritton grazing marshes. … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Bounty, Bramble-Berries

Posted on September 16, 2018 by crispina kemp

Okay, so you probably know them as blackberries. But black-coloured berries proliferate in the Norfolk ‘wilds’ at this season, so let’s be specific. These are the berries of the bramble bush which offers its fruit (easy to reach for little … Continue reading →

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The Garlanded Berries of Autumnal Black Bryony

Posted on September 15, 2018 by crispina kemp

Since a young child enchanted by the Flower Fairies books, Black Bryony has been one of my favourite wayside flowers. Or, more correctly, one of my favourite autumn berries. Pretty. But do not touch, for these berries are poisonous. Not … Continue reading →

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