01.06.2015 Allium schoenoprasum

23.10.2014 The Circle of Life

07.10.2014 Autumn Leaves

29.09.2014 All Natural Growth

25.07.2014 After the Rain

Fungi in the Forest

Colours of Summer

Fellows' Garden

Looking up at the Canopy

What do you get if you stand in a forest, looking up at the canopy with a camera...a very bad panorama. This very bad panorama...but I like it...it is crass and incomplete...and I had no idea if it would even work...it sort of works...

A fungi to be with

The autumnal forest throws of lots of surprises especially if you know where to look...I got lucky.

I would love to give you some tantalising facts about this particualr fungi but I don't know what it is...so instead you get some crap fungi related jokes...

***edit: This is a "Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as the sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover" or in German "Schwefelköpfe"

A mushroom walked into a bar. The bartender says, "I'm sorry, but we don't serve vegetables."

The mushroom says, “Awww, but I’m a fungai!”

Mushroom walks into a bar. Bartender says, "We don't serve mushrooms." 

Mushroom says, "But I'm a 'fun guy.'" 

Bartender says, "I just said we don't serve fungi." 

Mushroom says, "No, no, not 'fungi,' 'fun guy.' I made a pun." 

Bartender says, "Get the fuck out of my bar."

Borago Officinalis

This is Borage, or Starflower, or Borago Offcinalis if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

Three things I like about this plant:

1. The flowers are complete, perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals.
2. It is bristly or hairy all over
3. It is said to protect or nurse legumes, spinach, brassicas, and even strawberries

However, there is a warning to be heeded when growing this plant alongside tomatoes. Claims that it improves tomato growth and makes them taste better remain unsubstantiated.

So, you have been warned.

Four Leaves

Stadtgarten, Connewitz

Flowers and fauna from the Stadtgarten in Connewitz. Oh and some cute bunnies...Emma and Ella