Ripening rose hips (Rosa canina)
31st August 2009
31st August 2008
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
27th August 2009
Bryony (Bryonia dioca) berries have fattened up and started to hang in garlands, soon they will colour and look like beautiful beads hanging.
Bryony berries (Brionica dioca)
27th August 2009
27th August 2008
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
26th August 2009
Sloes, the fruit of the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) are colouring up to a steely blue. They are really ready for picking in October. But the only real use for them is to flavour Gin. Bite into one and it feels as if the whole of the inside of your mouth has dried out like the desert. Everyone has to do it just to try it even though they are warned.
Steely blue fruits of the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), known as Sloes.
26th August 2009
26th August 2008
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
25th August 2009
Cloud moves slowly overhead, once again it feels cool.
25th August 2009
25th August 2008
Monday, August 24, 2009
24th August 2009
It's cool with the feeling of Autumn (Fall) in the air. Hoping not to be feeling this until well into September.
24th August 2009
24th August 2008
Sunday, August 23, 2009
23rd August 2009
Overhead the sky is dark gray. A cold feeling wind blows throwing the odd spit of rain.
23rd August 2009
23rd August 2008
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
21st August 2009
There is a really fresh feel with the stiff breeze that is blowing. Everything hangs wet from the early morning rain.
21st August 2008
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
18th August 2009
Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus) hang and ripen in the hedge. It will be a shorter season for them this year with all the wet weather. There are usually two flushes of Blackberries to pick. The first flush starts in around July and is the better flavoured berries and sweeter. The second flush in August-September are okay, but if the weather is cool and wet, they lack flavour and sweetness.
Blackberries (Rubus fruiticosus) ripen in the hedge.
18th August 2009
18th August 2008
Monday, August 17, 2009
17th August 2009
A Badger has been searching for worms in the wet cool soil of the grass in the centre of the track. Known as a Badger scrape, many scrapes can be seen around especially at this time of the year as they hunt for worms. It is an important time of year when a badger needs to build a good reservoir of fat to help it get through the Winter when times are thin in the way of food.
17th August 2009
17th August 2008
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
12th August 2009
Dull and overcast start to the day. Alight breeze blowing makes it feel quite cool.
12th August 2009
12th August 2008
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
10th August 2009
Drizzle falls as I take the photo so I have to crouch under an umbrella to shelter the camera.
10th August 2009
10th august 2008
Sunday, August 9, 2009
9th August 2009
Another still start to a day. Drifting flat clouds move lazily overhead.
9th August 2009
9th August 2008
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