#hairy vetch

[rinibayphoto]

#photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #photography #original photographers #bay area #norcal #california #march #spring #flowers #wildflowers #hairy vetch #aesthetic #nature

[inthecityofgoodabode]

April 2024: Sunday Quest

In this post, I mentioned finding some irises growing wild & receiving a quest from my queen to retrieve seven. This is the tale...

It's always nice when something is where you left it... like my walking stick that I leave at this abandoned building site:

Hairy vetch in the wild:

The woods where the great blue herons roost:

Like any good adventure, there were side quests. The first was to locate an ear bud I had lost in this field the day before. It was not recovered:

But I did get to see a lot of crawfish chimneys:

The second side quest was to venture into the woods to see if I could spot some nesting herons.

Wood ducks. This is as close as they'd let me get:

This was the only great blue heron that I saw in the woods:

I finally got back on track & headed towards where the irises were located with a couple of distractions on the way:

Heading home with a backpack full of irises for my queen. From start to finish, the trek was 6.75 miles:

The well-earned reward - steak & peas with grilled peppers, onions & fruit:

#quest #main quest #side quests #bricks #building site #walking stick #walking #seen while walking #questing #fields #wildflowers #hairy vetch #white clover #woods #trees #flooded field #crawfish chimneys #crayfish chimneys #flooded forest #seasonal wetland #seasonal oxbow lake #oxbow lake #birds #wood ducks #wood duck #great blue heron #sunlight in the forest #blue sky #bird in flight #bee

[falseandrealultravival]

Today's Haiku with Picture 545

It doesn't mean

Definitely killing weeds

Hairy vetch

雑草を

殺すと限らぬ

ベッチかな

It is said to suppress the growth of weeds.

(2023.04.12)

#definitely #killing weeds #hairy vetch #haiku #Today's Haiku with Picture

[thelethalsilence]

#plants #flowers #photo #shasta #hairy vetch #also a little blown out whoops

[ayanos-pl]

スズメノエンドウ（4月8日）

#Vicia hirsuta #Ervilia hirsuta #hairy tare #hairy vetch #tiny vetch #flowers #kwiaty #japan #wyka drobnokwiatowa

[kcdrummergirl]

Hairy Vetch

#my photos #photography #adventure #exploring #minnesota #hiking #kcdrummergirl #wild flowers #outdoors #hairy #vetch #hairy vetch #purple #violet #violet flowers #purple flowers #Battle Creek #green #blue

[gr33nguys]

My good friend Hairy Vetch working hard to add nitrogen to this soil! Hopefully my corn crop will appreciate his efforts.

#Hairy Vetch #permaculture #soil amendment #nitrogen #garden #vegetable garden #plants

[bonefarm]

Truly awful name for a great butterfly plant.

#hairy vetch 🫤

[pagan-stitches]

The May Eve/Walpurgisnacht/Hexennacht/Pálení čarodějnic embroideries and the wildflowers that inspired them.

Ratany, verbena, spiderwort, hairy vetch, doves-foot cranes-bill, Carolina geranium, violet wood sorrel (2 pictures, leafs followed by bloom), Venus’ looking glass, cut-leaf tooth cup, and wild petunia.

#Pálení čarodějnic #Walpurgisnacht #hexennacht #may eve #devotional embroidery #folk embroidery #May Queen #Arkansas River Valley #Ozark foothills #wildflowers #purple #green #cross stitch

[landwriter]

familiar faces of july

elderflower / lily and hairy vetch / spreading dogbane / chicory / yarrow / forget-me-not / st john's wort / thimbleberry

#uh oh she's natureposting again #wildflowers #plants plants plants #naturalism

[dansnaturepictures]

Fishlake Meadows, Romsey: A special place

This nature reserve is equally as uplifting to visit in the spring and summer months when exotic Hobbies dash through the sky and colossal Stag Beetles roam the canal side path as it is in winter when Gadwall, Pintail, Pochard and Teal immerse me in a world of waterfowl.

A magnificent raptor is a star attraction to this reserve in spring and summer, Ospreys (particularly one) standing like grand statues and offering breathtaking moments of natural wonder when they fish. Many raptors adorn the skies here, Marsh Harrier in its prime habitat, ravishing Red Kite, Buzzard and Kestrel. Sparrowhawk also a key species in this oasis of wild in an urban area and a non-bird of prey evolutionary lookalike is a mesmerising sight and sound here on spring days, the Cuckoo. Its similarly in appearance to the predatory Sparrowhawk able to fool the adults of its host species into leaving their nest so it can insert its imposter egg. Other key waterbirds to see here include bight Egyptian Geese and Greylags, Great Crested Grebe, Common Gull, Snipe and dazzling Water Rail always a species to cherish seeing. Another of the main stars of this reserve is an elegant giant which is gripping the south of the country now, Great White Egret. Purple Heron and Glossy Ibis are two rarities I was lucky to see here. I was ecstatic to see a Kingfisher catch a fish along the canal when reaching the reserve as was I when I was so fortunate to see a splendid Cetti’s Warbler after being surrounded by their bright and cherry calls evocative of a reedbed paradise. Sedge and Garden Warbler other amazing warblers I’ve seen here. Other passerines it’s a treat to see here include Wren, Bullfinch, Blackcap, Treecreeper, captivating Nuthatch, vibrant Stonechat and Reed Bunting. A Roe Deer a delight to see.

It's an insect haven too with Hairy Dragonfly one of the first spring dragonflies to see and the gem of Banded Demoiselle another key species with Migrant Hawker enjoyed here too. Speckled Wood and Green-veined White fly the flag for beautiful butterflies and Brimstone moth and Grey Birch are among sensational moths I’ve seen here. Drinker moth caterpillar and vigorous ruby Cardinal beetle are other key insects I’ve seen here. Nursery web spider was another of nature’s fascinating little stars which has thrilled me here. Onto plants and there is an array of colour here throughout the seasons created by stunning species such as wood avens, comfrey, meadowsweet, cuckooflower, forget-me-not, hemp agrimony, bird vetch, yellow iris, water lily, hogweed, traveller’s joy and marsh marigold. A sight of intricate and alluring turkey tail fungi clinging to a stump beside the canal at one time lit up by the glorious winter sun was wonderful.

This brilliant nature reserve with its distinctive dead trees and thriving reedbed, wetland, canal and woodland habitat is a star of a reserve that has risen over the past few years and an exciting vision of how to use land for nature and let a landscape be transformed. A lesson of hope, a place I always come back from inspired.

#fishlake meadows #romsey #hampshire #england #uk #earth #nature #world #happy #outdoors #photography #birdwatching #2024 #2023 #2022 #2021 #glossy ibis #osprey #hobby #great white egret #stag beetle #nursery web sider #wildlife #europe #inspiring

[rinibayphoto]

#photographers of tumblr #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #photography #original photographers #norcal #california #bay area #aesthetic #nature #march #spring #flowers #wildflowers #hairy vetch

[inthecityofgoodabode]

June 2022: The First Hot Sunday

The soldier beetle & the sweat bee: 

Tiny bees for tiny flowers: 

The grapevine has tripled in size. I’m thinking it is a Frost grape rather than a Muscadine but we’ll see: 

A tale of two beetles. One good & one bad: 

This Japanese beetle is the bad but not without its beauty: 

Collard green seedlings: 

When I redesigned the bird netting over the swamp milkweed, I incorporated a way to open it up to let in the larger pollinators when no Monarch caterpillars were present: 

Our monarda had flopped over due to heavy rain so I shore it up. It looks a little industrial now but in a few days the monarda will have all the practicality covered in green: 

The afternoon blueberry harvest. My queen harvested about a cup this morning: 

If you’re wondering why I’m glowing, it was 95 degrees Fahrenheit today with a heat index of 111. It hadn’t cooled down that much by sundown when I started grilling: 

Sunday dinner. My queen thought the microgreens in the salad were a nice touch: 

#garden #backyard garden #flowers #echinacea #sweat bee #cabbage white #butterfly #butterfly bush #daisy #sweat bees #soldier beetle #heuchera #grape vine #japanese beetle #collard greens #spiders #spider web #rose of sharon #hairy vetch #bumble bee #swamp milkweed #bird netting #bee balm #monarda #blueberries #sunset #chaste tree #selfie #dinner #steak

[queenaeducan]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last ten people who reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals & followers!! <3 (also i accidentally unfollowed you dajfklsdaj instead of pressing the ask button fdklsjfads)

sdfj i def did a double take when i saw it last night but it's ok!!

SHE

My parents visited for a week. I hadn't seen my dad in over a year and my mam since we went to England in September. They left for home the other day and I was crying a lot throughout the day b/c I missed them, but Aisling was super cuddly and made it better. She can be kind of a flighty cat (the dog shaking his head from the complete opposite side of the bed will displace her from my lap) but she is unfazed by crying and sat with me until I felt better. She's a good girl even if she does bully her older brothers.

2. I saw so many wild flowers this week. Blue bonnets are in bloom, and so are primroses, Indian paintbrush, honeysuckle (which always remind me of childhood b/c I used to suck out the nectar), irises, and more. On the walk I take on my off days the banks bloomed with purple hairy vetch, which isn't an attractive name, but it's a pretty flower:

3. On my walk to work these kids were chasing their loose dog, but couldn't catch it. When it ran towards me I knelt down and it came to a halt to process me, leaving them room to grab it. Moments like that are one of the reasons I love walking to work. It's easier to appreciate than commuting from a car.

4. When my mam visited she cooked/made so much. Bread, chocolate mousse, ice cream, my grandma's recipe for mac & cheese. So I'm still enjoying their visit even if they've gone home.

5. I cleaned out our bird feeders and filled them. I've already seen a squirrel trying to reach one (and I adore squirrels, to be clear, b/c I know lots of ppl hate when squirrels go for bird feeders) and a cardinal.

#tas talks

[renee-mariposa]

My garden beds are thriving 🥳

The second one doesn’t look impressive but trust me, it’s a miracle that ANYTHING has sprouted. Most of the tomatoes and peppers are still alive! I’m so pleased

The hairy vetch bloomed! It is very pretty 😍 but it had to go bc once it blooms it’ll be a nightmare (allegedly).

In the second bed everything is growing like this: in little clumps around the transplants 😂

Meanwhile the first bed is just a little oasis 🥰

And I got some radishes out of the first bed!!

😍😍

I discovered today that to the inexperienced gardener (me!) radish greens, Georgia collard greens, and potato greens look almost similar. I finally figured out the difference - without cutting any potato greens! Feeling very proud of myself lol (potato greens are toxic to humans so. This is an important distinction lmao)

In parting, here’s a picture of someone’s bed filled with just bachelor’s button. I wish the overwhelming blue come through in the pictures 🥲

#renee learns how to garden #flowers my beloved #I feel so good right now I might be in a hypomanic episode #it feels so good to have all this stuff growing 🥰 #from what I’ve seen so far No-Till is absolutely the way to go

[wordsforrain]

Penstemon grandiflorus (Large beardtongue)

Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort)

Vicia villosa (Hairy vetch)

Iris versicolor (Harlequin blueflag)

#photo #m #minnesota #minneapolis #shingle creek #nature #wildflowers