Tag: british wildflowers

Photography, Silent Sunday

Sunny Village Stroll

Suzy Shipman

https://flic.kr/p/2r2zFBN Specked Wood Butterfly https://flic.kr/p/2r2zhBR Unfurling ferns https://flic.kr/p/2r2A6mD Red Clover https://flic.kr/p/2r2zFzU Granny Bonnets (Aquilegia) https://flic.kr/p/2r2yjus Granny Bonnets (Aquilegia) https://flic.kr/p/2r2yjPA Playing spot the Damselfly at the rather overgrown pond

Nature, Photography

Sunny stroll & a bee rescue

Suzy Shipman

Yesterday we had a lovely stroll around the village looking at all the spring flowers 🙂 https://flic.kr/p/2qVYcir Celandine https://flic.kr/p/2qVTQ9b Stitchwort https://flic.kr/p/2qVYciX Garlic Mustard https://flic.kr/p/2qVYcd1 Fallen blossom https://flic.kr/p/2qVZuRT Forget-me-not https://flic.kr/p/2qVZddy Daisies https://flic.kr/p/2qVZcyx Violet & Celandine https://flic.kr/p/2qVZuod Bumblebee on a Red Dead Nettle And then today, while sitting in the garden, I noticed a tiny solitary bee… Continue reading Sunny stroll & a bee rescue

LENS-ARTISTS, Photography

My Wild Garden

Suzy Shipman

This week's Lens Artists Photo Challenge is Gardens. I thought I'd take you on a little tour of my garden pond where I've planted many wildflowers over the last few years. So have a little wander with me... The Red Campions (Silene dioica) have just started flowering: https://flic.kr/p/2kXrGBC https://flic.kr/p/2kXwjeY https://flic.kr/p/2kXrFq9 The Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)… Continue reading My Wild Garden

Photography

Red Dead-nettle

Suzy Shipman

My usual Red Dead-nettle spot hasn't let me down this year. There are, as usual, lots of pretty little flowers growing there. I like to know that year after year, I can rely on the various different spring flowers to appear in their usual spot, at the usual time. It's quite comforting. Lots of plants… Continue reading Red Dead-nettle