The verges under the hedgerows are almost devoid of
bright colour now. Only the pink willowherb remains in profusion, and there’s
the odd hemlock plant here and there adding a splash of white. The day of the
berries is approaching. The elder is the first to show, and the hedgerows are
awash with green berries waiting to turn black as the summer fades.
And on the subject of fading summer, the warm
weather we’ve been having in Britain over the past few days has finally brought
the butterflies out after a season almost devoid of them. The most prolific
species is the Peacock, which is odd because they’re usually quite sparse.
What I found interesting today was that some of
the hemlock flowers were covered with feeding honey bees. Does that mean there’s
such a thing as hemlock honey? That’s interesting, isn’t it? No more searching
out the clover variety; let’s go for the hard stuff!
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