Green Camera: August 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

31st August 2009

Ripening rose hips (Rosa canina)

31st August 2009

31st August 2008

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

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

22nd August 2009

22nd August 2008

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 2009

21st August 2008

Thursday, August 20, 2009

20th August 2009

20th August 2008

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

19th August 2009

19th August 2008

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.