Walking again with my son in the woods it is great to observe the small things and the big things. The small things include beautiful snow drops (galanthus nivalis) sadly hanging their heads and seeking comfort in clusters.
Spring encourages the shoots but the roots have kept a firm grip through the recent gales.
Some others have not fared so well. I am not sure what the cause of death was for these two young fellows but even though myxomatosis is common in this area they lack its symptoms.
Returning to the trail the signs of spring soon show up again, I am not sure but this may be either a type of a violet or pink purslane (claytonia sibirica).
Of course there is always the garbage to pick up!
But then we can return to enjoying the hermaphrodite flowers of the hawthorn (crataegus monogyna).
Here is a male on top of a female frog (rana temporaria), she will lay around 1000-3000 eggs over the course of a few days. I guess he is just along for the ride!
Life and death and life again, all on a short walk in the woods.The small things and the big things.
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4 comments:
Oh, you're on a nature trip atm and this is good. Nice post.
The pic of the tree roots is really good. They are almost alive and so scary.
The Frogs is brilliant - great focus and a story to boot. Well worth hanging on to.
There is so much change in the woods/fields at this time of the year - or maybe it's because weather-wise, it's more accessible.
I hope you guys can continue these walks when you move to the "island".
I have always been into nature probably got into it when studying geology but in recent times I have been able to make some time to go walking which is good and I do hope to continue it. We can probably bring the boys out together.
I also think that nature is a great way to learn for kids.
I am enjoying your sensitive, thoughtful blog. The pictures are nice, too. We disagree totally about Chris ware, however.
Thanks for dropping by, I have swung past your blog and enjoyed it.
The recent post featuring some of Rose O'Neill's work was particularly good.
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