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Tag: flowers

  • Pollination in practice

    Pollination in practice

    I’ve never really thought about how bees pollinate plants, but I was out in the garden the other day and managed to capture a bumblebee in mid-flight. The pollen is all over it!.

  • Loves me, loves me not

    Loves me, loves me not

    I’ve been away for a while. It’s been quite hectic here recently what with kids, work, family and house. Also, I’ve hit one of those patches where I feel like I haven’t been able to find anything worthwhile to take photos of. I googled the phenomenon and got 18 million results for my search, so…

  • European Wood Anemone

    European Wood Anemone

    …or in Norwegian, Hvitveis. With the sun in front, the leaf system is clearly visible. They’re pretty at this time of year, but the plant contains poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. All parts of the plant contain protoanemonin, which can cause severe skin and gastrointestinal…

  • Victory!

    Spring really has arrived. The snowdrops are the definitive proof:)

  • Pretty in pink

    Last of spring flowers for a while, but these pink blooms were worth capturing:) I seem to have got a touch of spring lethargy today, really tired and unmotivated. Remedies anyone?

  • More colours

    So, with the “Brown” challenge laid down, I thought I’d go for some more colours today. Yellow and green are the colours of the day. I’ll try to find some blue soon as well:)