We're now on the final lap of the countryside diary I started to keep in August 2013. When I last posted in this series in
April, we were just seeing the first signs of Spring, so by May things had moved on quite a bit. In the first field what I had originally assumed to be grass was becoming a proper crop:
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the first field - May
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And on the oak at the edge of the field, the first leaves were unfurling!
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the old oak - May
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In the second field, and along Mud Lane, things were looking green:
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the second field - May
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And the hedgerows were full of cow parsley. It was everywhere!
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cow parsley - May
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By June, the crop in the first field was springing up:
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the first field - June
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The old oak was fully in leaf:
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the old oak - June
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Ferns were now growing at the entrance to the second field:
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the second field - June
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And wild honeysuckle was beginning to bloom in the hedges:
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honeysuckle - June
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July, and the wheat in the first field now has ears. It's definitely Summer and the sun is out!
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the first field - July
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The cow parsley in the hedges under the old oak is far taller than I am:
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the old oak - July
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Wheat is also in evidence in the second field.
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the second field - July
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The hedgerows are full of this pink flower. It looks a bit like phlox but I think it's called rosebay willowherb!
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rosebay willowherb? - July
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Well, that brings the year full circle. We'll definitely continue our walks - I'm keen to see how that wheat ripens up - so watch out for an update here from time to time!
