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Nature and the neighbourhood
Nature on the kerbside
I love to see this. Nature creeping in opportunistically on the kerbside where there has been a degree of relaxation to the normal obsessive but unnecessary Spring and Summer tidying up of our streets by strimming and use of herbicides. It may only be temporary but plants including red valerian, purple loosestrife(?), plantains, birch, spurge, and escapee domesticated daisies, for example, have taken the chance at life around some of the bollards on the edge of the pavement in the centre of the village. Lovely. It enhances our environment, is a resource for wildlife, and increases biodiversity. Several people have noticed hummingbird hawk moths feeding on the valerian flowers recently.
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Amazing microhabitats. 🌾🐝🌱
Are the daisies Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron)?
Thank you, Amanda. They certainly look like that.
Each a nature show of a different flower arrangement
They look good arrangements don’t they? A little like Japanese flower arranging style.
Easy to pass them by without really noticing. Yvonne
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Yes. That is true. People lead such busy lives with their thoughts on other things. It is easy to miss these little things.
This beautiful series makes me smile. Thanks for noticing and sharing.
Thank you, Linda. I like to see when nature takes over a small bit, even if it is only for a short while, because so many people try to exterminate anything natural in the name of neatness. They don’t seem to realise that there are much more important issues at stake here.
I’m glad you realize it, Jessica. And have the artistry to show it to others this way.
Thank you, Linda.
Wow! It looks wonderful 😊🌍