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Offline Blodyn

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Re: Wild flowers
« Reply #270 on: November 19, 2012, 10:12:01 am »
Here are some pictures of plants on the Great Orme in yesterday's sun. 

The hawthorn berries and flowering ivy made a dramatic contrast with the blue sky.  I assume that the gorse is European rather than western gorse as it's flowering now (the only way I can tell them apart).  The moss was top of a fence post. 

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« Reply #271 on: May 13, 2013, 01:38:45 pm »
The bluebells are late this year as are the leaves on the trees but it is starting to look good now.
Snow forecast for tomorrow though!
Let's hope not.
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« Reply #272 on: May 13, 2013, 08:55:22 pm »
Lovely photos Hollins.

I took some flower photos also today; bluebells, wood anemones, cowslips and early purple orchid!

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« Reply #273 on: May 13, 2013, 09:37:54 pm »
Gorgeous Jack. Lovely to see those. At first I thought you had taken them on your long walk but I re read it and saw that you took them today.
I was impressed at the speed of your walking. I was only doing about 2 miles an hour on my coast path walk!
Mr Hollins bought a Garmin watch that does all sorts but it had to go back and be replaced when it got misted up on the ski touring trip.
I am looking forward to trying out the new automatic re size photos sometime.
Thanks DaveR, that will save a lot of time.

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« Reply #274 on: May 13, 2013, 09:54:55 pm »
Thanks Hollins, I suppose the advantage of being tall is a long stride and being able to walk quickly.  I would have been slightly faster if I hadn't been playing with the GPS all the time  :D

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« Reply #275 on: May 14, 2013, 11:26:47 am »
Love seeing everyone's wildflower pics so I thought I'd post a few of mine from my latest wanderings. This spring has been beautiful in the woods so far - absolutely magical...my photos cannot do it justice. Some things you just can't quite capture in a photograph. $walesflag$

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« Reply #276 on: May 14, 2013, 11:31:02 am »
Oh is the new automatic resizing thing not working ? If not - I shall be back.......

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« Reply #277 on: May 14, 2013, 11:35:07 am »
Oh it is working is it ??? Probably me being impatient again.... :rage: Ok ...another pic......

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« Reply #278 on: May 14, 2013, 11:48:32 am »
Um just realised  :roll: I can post once for 6 pics instead of a new post each time I put up a pic....doh. Anyway my PC is being stubborn so just one more for now.

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« Reply #279 on: May 16, 2013, 11:55:55 am »
We have quite a few of these growing in the park in Craig y Don. Not seen them there before. Guess it must be because of the wet conditions over the last year or so.

Can someone tell me what it is?

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« Reply #280 on: May 16, 2013, 01:01:22 pm »
I think it is a Lady's Smock or Cuckoo Flower. We used to call them Milkmaids when I was a child and I think again that they are part of the Cabbage Family.They can vary between white, pink and lilac.
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« Reply #281 on: May 16, 2013, 01:29:02 pm »
Thanks Nemesis
A quick google confirm you are correct. According to the Wildlife trust, it can usually be found in "damp grass land," which certainly describes the park over the last year.

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« Reply #282 on: May 16, 2013, 03:39:32 pm »
mmm I have to agree with you there-- the last time I walked in there I had to keep avoiding 'lakes' !
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Re: Wild flowers
« Reply #283 on: May 18, 2013, 03:48:55 pm »
A couple more pics of the bluebells.

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« Reply #284 on: June 26, 2013, 11:42:15 am »
  Am I missing posts from Blodyn? I used to enjoy reading about her wild flowers snippets.