There’s a lake in the woods where the water lilies now bloom. The path around the lake is all overgrown but the wild birds know where to find its quiet waters. Whence, O fragrant form of light, Hast thou drifted through the night, Swanlike, to a leafy nest, On the restless waves, at rest? […]
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One of my summer pleasures is being surrounded by wild flowers wherever I go for a walk – or even in my garden. At the same time I’m determined to learn their names and slowly build up my repertoire on identifying them. Sometimes I spend ages searching through my wild flower books as I want them
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Mother’s day is approaching which has made me think about Bluebell Vineyards for numerous reasons. One is that I have a bottle of Bluebell Vineyard’s sparkling wine waiting to be popped. After all as a mum of twins I’m looking forward to a little relaxing celebration this Sunday. But I’ll also be thinking of my
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I wish I had more spare time. August is full of so many rewards in nature’s gardens. I’ve been foraging, collecting, drying, making and simply admiring flowers and fruit growing in our garden and nearby. But Luce and Theo are still home on holiday and my wonderful mother is visiting so there never seems to be
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A couple of days ago I looked out of my kitchen window and saw the rain bird. Since then we’ve had two days of rainstorms. The green woodpecker with its bright plumage strolled on our lawn occasionally pausing to stare at bunches of blackberries hanging over the fence. It was in no hurry as if
In past late summers a simple pleasure would be those walks in search of blackberries growing in hedges, woodland and grassland. “Nobody in the lane, and nothing, nothing but blackberries, Blackberries on either side, though on the right mainly, A blackberry alley, going down in hooks, and a sea Somewhere at the end of it,
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