I must admit to be slightly caught out by the arrival of this month’s Tree Following: I woke up this morning and realised that today is last day for sharing the post with the other Tree Followers (7th to 14th of every month is the time frame). I duly waited for daylight to make it’s …
On a bright, sunny Sunday morning, I headed over to Rookery Park to take a look at the Avenue of Lime Trees for this month’s Tree Following. Personally, I don’t think September is necessarily the marker of the onset of autumn, but this particular morning certainly felt that way. The temperature was mild, despite the …
It’s Tree Following time again and our Avenue of Lime Trees has been busy. Those jolly little flowers that we were admiring last month have started turning into fruit. Before we continue, here’s a look at The Avenue from the usual vantage point: All things considered, it looks pretty similar to last time; a little …
Well I think it’s about time we popped down to Rookery Park for another Tree Following. The Avenue of Lime Trees is in full summer flow now; leaves deep green, flowers out. As usual, I headed out early to take advantage of the park while it was quiet. The sun was shining brightly, lighting the …
It’s difficult to believe that it has already been a month since the last Tree Following. Even more hard to fathom, is that we’re into the sixth month of following our Avenue of Lime Trees. Without further ado: Leaves and Flowers I’ll start with a couple of comparisons between January and June (not from exactly …
Believe it or not, a month has passed since the last Tree Following post; this means another quick jaunt round to Rookery Park to take in the progress of our Avenue of Limes. To find out more about Tree Following, click on the image below. Last Saturday (8th May) had been very wet and wild, …
At the crack of dawn on a rather moody looking Easter Monday, I stumbled, bleary eyed, down to Rookery Park for this month’s Tree Following (previous Tree Followings are available here, here and here). Upon reaching my destination, the park was completely deserted. Even in the early mornings, there are usually a few dog walkers …
Hello and welcome to another Tree Following! To find out more about said Following, click on the image below, whereupon you will be transported to Squirrelbasket’s website and all will become clear. For my part, I paid another visit to our avenue of Lime trees in Rookery Park. The Avenue You can compare and contrast …
It’s tree following time again! You may recall that I have decided to follow an avenue of Lime trees in Rookery Park, my local park. The avenue has been described as a ‘knotted perversion’ by a friend of mine. I’m not sure if I should thank him, but it’s the closest thing we’ve got to …
It’s good to be back, after a year’s break, with a spot of tree following. First things first, if you’d like to find some other tree following posts, click on the picture below. Now to the task in hand: finding a suitable candidate. Choosing a tree To find my tree I headed over to our …