it is dicovered why cleavers/sticky buds are called thus

cleavers goosegrass stickybuds galium aparine
also Barweed. Hedgeheriff. Hayriffe. Eriffe. Grip Grass. Hayruff. Catchweed. Scratweed. Mutton Chops. Robin-run-in-the-Grass. Loveman. Goosebill. Everlasting Friendship

the late 16th centuary herbalist John Gerard had them down as a slimming aid. perhaps the potage of oats and cleavers should be tried.

A relative of coffee and quinine. the seeds have been used in the past, roasted, as a coffee substitute. mightly fiddlesome job I'd say. Don't touch the stuff myself. Also a spring tonic.


As I am in Cymru/Wales I should add: cwlwm coed; llysiau'r hidl; wil gariadus; cwsberis bach; bwyd gwyddau; cynga; beilie; bwms; llau'r offeiriad
and in Brittany: karantez; krogerez;louzaouen ar paour; peg speg; seregenn;seregenn vihan; skleregen vihan; skraperez;stagerez; stakerez; toed evn; pegas; saragerez; luierez

in which Bert discovers that buttercup petals are easily dislodged

wildlife art exhibition

they took me to a wildlife exhibition then didn't let me see it!!

but these are the winners in the childrens section of the badger competition. This area is a badger cull area....
winner Frances Chaffey top, runner up Lucie McCloud right & Megan Mount Stevens bottom.
And they tell me that B won the adult overall category. humph but still didn't get a look. Can see that picture at home though.

have to add this was way way back atthe begining of May

bird song in the woods, yesterday

bluebell woods, cwm gwaun

sunday 23rd, late afternoon, early evening. following badger paths, leaving my mark.
warm sunny weather. lots of bird song. bluebells. wood warbler, song thrush, chiff chaff...amongst many...

last night's notes

heard a scrabbling, persuaded her that it was worth opening the chicken house door, it could be rats!! She did and there it was in front of my nose: a vole...then she scared it off. hmmm sniffed a few molehills nothing coming up.