wildflowers

A summer evening from loiswakeman 523 days old

Tonight was a perfect summer evening: warm, sunny and almost still. After tea, I went for a walk in the nearby fields, concentrating on the uncultivated ...

Bluebell time from loiswakeman 557 days old

We are almost at the end of bluebell season here: the leaves are starting to flatten (which gives a good view of the flowers), and soon the best will ...

A weed is a plant in the wrong place from loiswakeman 827 days old

Today, I published the first photo essay on my photo web site, so here is a shameless plug for it! It is a short piece on the neglected places of the ...

A sea of pink from loiswakeman 891 days old

Foxgloves are at their best just now. There have been fewer than usual in our field - but I discovered an absolutely stunning profusion of them at Holyford ...

Lamb's tails at midwinter from loiswakeman 1063 days old

Eeek: although it isn't even Christmas yet, the hazel catkins are already full of pollen. The unripe catkins were well-developed while the leaves were ...

Spring in autumn from loiswakeman 1115 days old

Although we had some cold weather last night, it has been unseasonably warm this October. The trees are looking very scruffy - no autumn colour to speak ...