Lyn Edmonds

A Hairy Shieldbug, Dolycoris baccarum, also known as the Sloe bug, is well camouflaged whilst resting on a purple flower cluster of Verbena bonariensis (ALT for more details) #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday

Striking red flowerheads of the #Dahlia 'Kenora Valentine', seen a few weeks ago in the Dahlia Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire ❤️ #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #Dahlias #RedWed #BloomScrolling

A grey brick wall with 3 narrow opaque windows, seen in Cambridge almost a year ago - a little late for this week's #WindowsOnWednesday and #WallsOnWednesday, but ideal for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpaque

A lovely Batman Hoverfly, Myathropa florea resting on a green leaf #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Hoverflies

A white marble statue of the English philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon seated in an armchair in the ante-chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge; the sculptor was Henry Weekes (ALT for more details) #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #StatueSaturday

Nevile's Gate, a 17th century stone gateway with a large wooden double door and integrated 'wicket gate', being the rear entrance to Trinity College, Cambridge viewed from inside the college grounds #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors #ThursGate #lovegates

Bright yellow flowerhead of the #dahlia, 'Charlie Two', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling

A tall black wrought-iron gate set within a stone archway near the entrance to the Wren Library in Trinity College, Cambridge looking out towards lawns and trees (ALT for more details) #IronworkThursday #ThursGate #lovegates

Common Darter Dragonfly, Sympetrum striolatum, perched on a cluster of small bright Purple Verbena flowers #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Dragonfly @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Mature Cherry tree, Prunus from Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire (ALT for more details) 🍒 #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

At last, a Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum that finally stopped hovering to allow for a photo of it resting and warming up in a sunny spot; seen last week in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #MothMonday #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #CambsMoths #InsectThursday

Rounded yellow flowerhead of the dahlia, 'Ryecroft Bella', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #Stunday #BloomScrolling

Bronze sculpture, 'Crescent Figure' by British sculptor John Farnham in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge (see ALT for more details) #SculptureSaturday

A black metal post with two directional signs pointing to the 'Historic Centre & Shopping' and the 'Tourist Information Centre' and the bike confirms that it's Cambridge! #FingerpostFriday

Fungi in the garden: some Fairy Ring Champignons, Marasmius oreades sprung up very quickly after recent rainfall and humid days, but the grass has a lot of catching up to do! #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday

Walled garden gateway in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge; it is flanked by red-brick pillars topped with large stone spheres and there is a decorative heraldic crest above the arch #ThursGate #lovegates

Laden with round female cones this distinctive Monkey Puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana was a delight to see in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday

The lovely colourful Wood Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica, not uncommon but reminiscent of Spring on a favourite woodland walk in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire💙 #FavouritePlant #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A bright yellow Marsh Marigold flower, Caltha palustris enjoying the recent rainfall; seen this week at the edge of Bottisham Lode in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (More details in ALT) 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling

Help with #WildflowerID would be appreciated - I understand that there is a Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum subsp. schultesii that is more densely hairy than subsp. nigrum - these stem hairs look very dense and not appressed to my untrained eye - have I misunderstood?

'Natural Pearl' a weathered steel abstract loop sculpture created in 2017 by the British sculptor Nigel Hall, located in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge #SculptureSaturday #AllMetalMonday #FerrousFriday

Dryad's Saddle mushroom, Cerioporus squamosus appearing in Wandlebury, Cambridgehsire soon after the much-needed rain #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday

Cut-leaved Blackberry, Rubus laciniatus with its pale pink and white flowers, buds and developing fruits on a thorny stem, with a bonus ladybird on one of the buds; seen this week in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #Rubus #Botany #Ladybird #Ladybug

Ladybird resting on or sampling the nectar in the newly opening flowers of this Common Ivy, Hedera helix 🐞 #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Ladybirds #Ladybugs

A small cluster of the developing #Fruits of Snowberry, Symphoricarpus albus with one tiny pink flower remaining; this naturalised shrub is widespread in our local hedgerows #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

European Beech, Fagus sylvatica, where the #Fruits (nuts) are protected by spiky hard brown cases #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A selection of #Fruits for this week's #WildflowerHour challenge, from Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire: Top half: Blackberries, Crab Apple, Cuckoo Pint, Rowan, Wild Rose Hips and Spindle Lower half: Holly, Elder, Wayfaring Tree and Common Hawthorn @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Large bright yellow flowerhead of the #dahlia, 'Janal Amy', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling

Update from one of the Wardens today - they are European Hornets #Hornets

Bronze statue of William Pitt the Younger, sculpted by Sir Richard Westmacott and cast in 1819, located outside the library in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #StatueSaturday

Spotted this nest high up in a hollowed out cavity of an old beech tree in the grounds of Wandlebury Country Park, there was lots of activity by the inhabitants, but unsure if wasps or hornets? @cambridgeppf.bsky.social

Bridge of Sighs, St John's College, #Cambridge #BridgeThursday #BridgesThursday

A little brightness in a parched field, a Robin's Pincushion, also known as a 'Bedeguar Gall' caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp, Diplolepis rosae; seen growing on a dried wild rose stem close to the ground #WildWebsWednesday #Galls #InsectThursday

Cafe '84, Milstein House, St John's College, Cambridge #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforIntegers #WindowsOnWednesday #WindowsWednesday #WallsOnWednesday

A mature Crimean Pine tree, with a deeply fissured rugged bark and several large curved branches extending outward and upward, seen recently in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

Close-up of a Dock, Rumex seed head, seen today on the edge of a Cambridgeshire field #Seedheads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A selection of #Seedheads seen this week in Cambridgeshire: Blue Fleabane, Teasel, Wood Avens, Kidney Vetch, Greater Knapweed, Hemp Agrimony, Traveller's Joy, Bladder Campion, Great Willowherb & Thistle #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A golden yellow unfolding rose bud named 'Keep Smiling' by Fryer's Roses, seen this week in Anglesey Abbey's Rose Garden, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling

Dark red flowerhead of the Dahlia 'Zorro', seen this week in the Dahlia Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire ❤️ #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #Dahlias #BloomScrolling

Door made for Henry Cromwell at Biggin House, Ramsey, relocated to Ramsey Abbey in 1757 and now at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire where it is a walled gate into the Rose Garden (See ALT text for inscription) #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors #ThursGate

An Ivy Bee, Colletes hederae foraging on a budding flower head of Ivy, Hedera; seen yesterday in Cambridge #WildWebsWednesda #InsectThursday #Bees #WildflowerHour

More leaves than flowers, a small patch of Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis seen growing on an old stone wall in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire yesterday #WallPlants #WildflowerHour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A single Dwarf Mallow, Malva neglecta that has survived the drought, seen yesterday in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Spiral staircase in St John's College, Cambridge #SaturdayStairs #StaircaseSaturday #SpiralStaircase

A small narrow wooden church door set within a pointed stone archway with decorative black wrought-iron strap hinges, a keyhole and a ring handle in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge #IronworkThursday #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors

Common Mallow flower with developing seed pods below, the wheel shape of which have led to its #CommonNames that include Cheeses, Custard Cheeses, Fairy Cheeses, Lady’s Cheese and Truckles of Cheese #MagentaMonday #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Common Toadflax, also known as Butter and Eggs (as is Bird's-foot Trefoil); other local names inc Brideweed, Bridewort, Butter Haycocks, Bunny Haycocks, Bunny Mouths, Calf's Snout, Lion's Mouth, Gallweed & Gallwort #CommonNames #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Bright yellow Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus flowers surviving the drought in a parched Cambridgeshire field; its many #CommonNames include 'Butter and Eggs ‘Hen and Chickens’ and ‘Eggs and Bacon’ 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #CommonNames #WildflowerHour

A mature Corsican Pine tree, with a deeply textured rugged bark, seen recently in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday