Natural History, Natural Patterns Symphony in Brown: Beautiful Dry Flowerheads at Wraysbury Lakes 11 November 2019 Ian Alexander Teasel Field Teasel Burdock Opium Poppy Thistle Yeah not brown at all: the extraordinary pink fruits / orange seeds of the Spindle Tree: not exactly rare, but uncommon enough to be a surprise and a delight
Natural History Autumn coming to Wraysbury Lakes 9 September 2017 Ian Alexander Hips Haws Berries – autumn is definitely on the way now Himalayan Balsam (Policeman’s Helmet) – either a delight or a scourge, depending on point of view, but still, an elegant plant Alfalfa – the king of forage plants, which is what its name means in Arabic (apparently) Southern Hawker, a magnificent dragonfly of late summer and autumn. Banded Demoiselles and Common Blue Damselflies were still flying, too Red Admiral, basking on the Wraysbury brambles
