Rosie’s phenology wheel for September:
A conker, and a teeny jar of blackberry jam to represent Michaelmas!
My phenology wheel for September:
Calendar of Firsts : week 39
‘Then came October, full of merry glee.’
Spenser
Acorns, Hawthorn, Curly Dock, Blackberries, and Elder. Recording the folklore around these beautiful plants.
Rose recorded a little about seed dispersal
My Calendar of firsts this week: Rosehips and Guelder Berries.
This week we were back to our lessons. There is definitely a change in the air; the mornings are darker, and I am aware of the scent of autumn in the chill mornings.
Still heaps of rain, but a little more sunshine, too.
This week’s Calendar of Firsts;
I don’t have much to share with you this week; the girls have been away this week riding, and I have been pounding the keyboard, working on the soon-to-be-released Guided Journal to accompany Exploring Nature With Children.
I have been able to work on my Calendar of Firsts, however. I sketched the Ragwort that is filling the meadow right now, and a wee common wasp that was buzzing around. I also noted the rain. The never ending, heavy rain!
Happy exploring!
Herbal diary this week: A rainy St. Swithin’s Day, Common Sorrel, Curly Dock, Pale Polygonum, and Oak.
