If you’re interested in plants, butterflies - British wildlife generally in fact - and poetry, you may want to check out this blog. There are also posts about volunteering at an African chimp sanctuary and a trip to Canada.

A friend sent me the link. It’s a good read - even for someone like me who can’t tell one butterfly or bird from the next.

https://bugwomanlondon.com/2026/05/

#britishwildlife #butterflies #botany #poetry #chimps #canada #wildlife #insects #africa #britain #blog #shakespeare #ednastvincentmillay #plants #sorrel #pond #birds

May 2026 – Bug Woman – Adventures in London

10 posts published by Bug Woman during May 2026

Bug Woman - Adventures in London

I started this huge pot of #sorrel from a small handful of free seeds, 4 years ago. I've been harvesting/eating from it, year round ever since! I keep roots mulched in Winter. It keeps providing fresh healthy food, every single season 👩‍🌾💚👍

#Gardening #GrowFromSeed #GrowFood #FoodPlants #GrowFoodNotLawns #FoodSecurity #FrugalGardening #ColdHardyFoodPlants #SaladGreens #Vegetables #LeafyGreens

#FotoVorschlag 'naturnah // close to nature'

Getreidefeld - naturnah mit Löwenmäulchen, Sauerampfer, Kornblumen, Kamille //

A grain field – left to grow naturally, with #snapdragons, #sorrel, #cornflowers and #chamomile

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#Flowers #Wheat #Wildflowers #Photography #BloomScrolling #FleurisTonFil #Florespondence #NaturePhotography #Camomile #Nature #WildflowerWednesday

Der Nickende Sauerklee breitet sich im Winter wie ein Teppich über ungenutzte Felder und Wegränder aus. Ursprünglich aus Südafrika eingeschleppt, hat er sich hier auf Maltas Inseln fest etabliert. Zwischen Steinen und Mauern leuchteten die gelben Blüten schon, wenn sonst kaum etwas wächst.
07.12.2025, #Malta #Gozo #Oxalis #sorrel #soursop [1]
Throughout the #Caribbean, the sip of the holiday season comes in a holiday-appropriate shade of ruby red: #sorrel. This sweet, cinnamon-spiced drink gets its festive deep-red shade from the flowers of Roselle, a species of tropical #hibiscus plant used to make it. https://nevisblog.com/caribbean-recipes-for-christmas-sorrel-drink.html
Don't say goodbye to sorrel yet! 🌿 It's one of the last plants to die down in autumn.
To get that zesty flavour all winter:
1️⃣ Cover a few outdoor plants with cloches.
2️⃣ Move roots into a cold greenhouse.
3️⃣ Sow seeds in pots in summer for indoor pickings.
#WinterGardening #GYO #Sorrel
Don't say goodbye to sorrel yet! 🌿 It's one of the last plants to die down in autumn. To get that zesty flavour all winter: 1️⃣ Cover a few outdoor plants with cloches. 2️⃣ Move roots into a cold greenhouse. 3️⃣ Sow seeds in pots in summer for indoor pickings. #WinterGardening #GYO #Sorrel
#sorrel #arctic #CapeBounty
Note the shadows. This pic was taken at 10 pm July 1st during a period of midnight sun.

#Spring in #Bywong. The magpies are set to lay, the wrens are busy and chatty, the bulbs that Peter, the very nice bonkers man planted all those tears ago are UP.

And #bunnies. My lovely #sorrel absolutely murdered in the night by the bloody bunnies. They've discovered a leaky section of electric fence, lucky buggers.

@JoBlakely @mariekung @davidlsparks

(SCHAV RECIPE DIRECTIONS, continued)

Reduce heat to a simmer, add the vegetarian consomme powder (or salt) and the lemon juice, and stir to mix in thoroughly.

Let the soup simmer for 45 minutes or so until the potatoes are soft.

Serve hot or cold.

This soup is vegan. Often it is served cold with a dollop of sour cream for those who eat dairy.

And that is the recipe for schav (sorrel soup).

#recipe #schav #sorrel #soup