06 Sunday Nov 2022
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This pod has done its job, encasing within its sturdy walls the growing seeds of the next generation of legumes, in this case one of the vetch family. Once the seeds were mature, the pod began to dry out, in the process turning from a lush green to rich brown. And then, when the time was right, the temperature and humidity at optimum levels, the pod split open, flinging its seeds as far and wide as possible to try to ensure the success of the next plant generation.
30 Sunday Oct 2022
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‘A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.’ ~ Matshona Dhliwayo
18 Sunday Sep 2022
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At this time of year, when there are few wildflowers in bloom, the presence of Rough sow-thistle, with its glowing yellow flowers and fluffy white seedheads, is a lifesaver for thirsty bees and butterflies, and a boon for finches wanting to nibble at its seeds. And, for me, it provides yet another example of the sculptural beauty of the seedheads of plants.
11 Sunday Sep 2022
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Over the summer, one of the local fields I regularly walk around was a sea of yellow, chock full of tall flowering Ragwort plants.
Now that it’s autumn, the landscape has changed to a rich brown, dotted with tiny spots of white, the fluffy Ragwort seeds. It would be easy to overlook this brown field but, when you look closely, the seedheads are quite lovely.
17 Sunday Oct 2021
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A celebration of seed heads, plant life of the future . . .
19 Sunday Sep 2021
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All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday. ~ Italian proverb
18 Wednesday Nov 2020
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If all seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow
the path under the trees. ~ Nigerian proverb
04 Wednesday Nov 2020
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If you thought I’d exaggerated about how wet last month was, it’s official – Derek, the Welsh BBC weatherman, yesterday tweeted that ‘October was wetter than average in Wales with 208mm of rain’. Temperatures and sunshine were also below normal, and, having just returned from a long local walk, I can tell you it’s very squelchy out there. Still, the wet has its compensations as today’s seedheads testify.
11 Sunday Oct 2020
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More autumnal fruity beauty today. Can you name the plants?
04 Sunday Oct 2020
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‘There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.’
~ John Muir, The Wilderness World of John Muir, ed. Edwin Way Teale, 1954
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