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The photo shows a relatively young alder (not elder) tree in the location and date explained in Atheism 1. Alder is a tree that flourishes in damp, even waterlogged, ground. It is deciduous so in winter its seedpods and catkins are more visible than later in the year. It is a native species (see explanation […]

The blog of 28th September explains the changes seen here and the context of the photo. This photo. shows a section of a public footpath somewhat behind the cement works at South Ferriby (see 28th Sept.). This section of the path that leads to either a circular route back to the River Ancholme or continues

The credit for this photo reads ‘By Robin van Mourik – Flickr: Sycamore Gap, CC(?)’. I have never walked Hadrian’s Wall and was not aware of the film notoriety the tree had. Also I had not seen photos of the tree before but clearly it was famous. It seems that it was the one remaining

Having taken my ‘official’ two weeks off, of which the first was a holiday based at Sleights near Whitby, and a bit of extra time off I have decided to be more relaxed about content and not strive so hard to devise regional content from the Humberside area for a given theme. If one comes

I was surprised to discover that black poplar trees (see blog 31) are considered to be the most endangered tree species in England. By this designation the Forestry Commission/or maybe the Woodland Trust mean trees in the ‘wild’ that are a result of natural pollination, rather than those cultivated by woodland nurseries. The seeds of

The instrumental piece ‘Banks of Green Willow’ is a very beautiful melody written by George Butterfield. It seems to capture the delight of sitting by a stream on a balmy summer’s day with only the rustling of the lance-shaped leaves in a gentle breeze to break the silence. It sounds so typical of the sort