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Tag Archives: Sloe

First Blackthorn blossom

12 Monday Feb 2024

Posted by sconzani in nature

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blackthorn, Blackthorn blossom, Sloe, Sloe blossom, tree blossom

Wouldn’t you know it? After finishing yesterday’s post about wildflowers and trees currently in bloom, I went for a walk and found several Blackthorn / Sloe bushes / trees in flower. They’ve probably been flowering for a week or more but I hadn’t walked the path they were growing along – a reminder to keep mixing up my walking routes. What blossom have you seen in your area?

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All the colours of the rainbow

02 Monday Oct 2017

Posted by sconzani in autumn, nature, plants, trees

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autumn colour, berries, berry, Black Bryony berries, fruit, Hawthorn berries, Sloe

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‘Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.’ ~ Samuel Butler, though in this case it’s more about what all the birds and mini-beasts gain in fruits.

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I'm a writer and photographer; researcher and blogger; birder and nature lover; countryside rambler and city strider; volunteer and biodiversity recorder.

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