#31DaysOfGraves #Day1Flower Grave of Dvr John C A Taylor in Oulx Cemetery, Italy; he died in a tragic train accident on his way home in 1918 A local lady has regularly tended his grave with flowers Read more about him here & in the Book of Remembrance: awayfromthewesternfront.org/research/sol...

A very obliging Common Darter Dragonfly that was enjoying basking in the autumn sun on a wooden fence close to a pond in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #BritishDragonflies #CommonDarterDragonfly #InsectThursday

The Old Manor House, Godmanchester which dates back to the 16th century and is a notable example of Tudor architecture in the town with its exposed timber framing #WindowsOnWednesday #WindowsWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #TudorArchitecture

The Mayflower®, a pretty pink rose bred by David Austin and seen in the Rose Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling 🌹

A first for me this week - what appears to be Shaggy Soldier, Galinsoga quadriradiata, although it seems to be easily confused with Gallant Soldier - I'm pleased to have seen it whichever it is! #ShaggySoldier #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Shiny brown Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum, seed (Conker) in its open spiky green husk, one of a bumper crop seen this week at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #Conker #HorseChestnut #Autumn #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Woodland Tobacco, Nicotiana sylvestris, not in a garden, nor in a woodland but growing as a #PavementPlant in an urban area, in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire #WoodlandTobacco #FloweringTobacco #PavementPlant #UrbanPlant @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Reposting my favourite image of a Wild Carrot, Daucus carota, to celebrate its #JacobinDay

Flowerhead of the lovely yellow rose, 'Charles Darwin®', bred by David Austin and seen this week in the Rose Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

Can certainly vouch for the conkers at #AngleseyAbbey in Cambridgeshire this week where there was a bumper crop #Conkers #HorseChestnut #Autumn @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

My first #PostboxSaturday is wall-mounted from the Victorian era, made by WT Allen & Co. London as inscribed on the lower edge #Godmanchester #Cambridgeshire #VictorianPostbox

Flowerhead of the bright pink Dahlia, 'J S Dorothy Rose', seen this week in the Dahlia Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers

For its #JacobinDay, a small patch of the pretty but toxic Autumn Crocus, Colchicum, in the Limestone Rock Garden at @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #AutumnCrocus #Colchicum #PurpleThursday #ThursdayFlowers #PurpleFlowers #BloomScrolling

The deep pink, cup-shaped Royal Jubilee® rose, bred in 2012 by David Austin; seen during this summer in the Rose Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling

A small mainly #blue wildflower that evokes #memories: the name and symbolism of the Forget-me-not flower extend beyond its legend of romantic love to also signify loyalty and remembrance #Forget-me-not #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMemories #WildflowerHour#TuesdayBlue #BlueTue #BloomScrolling

Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, its flowers now looking quite autumnal, the upper leaves still shiny green; considered a sacred herb steeped in folklore, magic and healing; seen yesterday in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire #Mugwort #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Solitary flower of the climbing Large Bindweed, Calystegia silvatica, with short, wide overlapping bracts, unlike those of hedge bindweed that would be longer and narrower with a gap between them #LargeBindweed #Bindweed #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Shiny black berries of the highly poisonous Deadly Nightshade, Atropa belladonna, each highlighted by its out-turned sepals, seen in Cambridge this week #DeadlyNightshade #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A lovely purple Devil's-bit Scabious, Succisa pratensis, flowerhead with its pink anthers and some florets in bud, still flourishing in Cambridge this week #Devil's-bitScabious #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Golden Celebration®, a lovely golden-yellow rose by David Austin, seen at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #Stunday #BloomScrolling

So many lines and angles making up the structure of the @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social glasshouses, seen yesterday against a lovely blue sky too #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLines #BlueSkyArtShow #Angles

Large flowerhead of the dahlia, 'Hapet Blue Sea', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers

A mating pair of Robber Flies on a pink rose with raindrops; seen in the Rose Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #InsectThursday #Robberfly

Despite the strong winds this Comma butterfly was determined to make the most of the flowering Ivy; seen in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire #WildWebsWednesday #CommaButterfly @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Princess Anne® roses, named for Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal by David Austin and seen at #AngleseyAbbey, Cambridgeshire #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling

So lovely to see this white Spider Lily in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social with its elegant, trumpet-shaped flowers, long, delicate petals and prominent stamens, creating a "spider-like’ appearance #SpiderLily #BloomScrolling

Large flowerhead of the dahlia, 'Hillcrest Royal', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #MagentaMonday #Dahlia #BloomScrolling #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

Another favourite find was this white form of Musk Mallow seen in June in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire #WhiteMuskMallow #FavouritePlant #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

One of my favourite finds was this Deptford Pink, Dianthus armeria, in Cambridge in July, as it is reportedly rare and an endangered plant that has been lost from many areas in the UK #DeptfordPink #favouriteplant #WildflowerHour @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 #Stunday #BloomScrolling #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire; most of the structure is from the later Middle Ages, with the tower and spire built in the early 17th century #SteepleSaturday #SpiresOnSaturday

For the last weekly challenge, we want to know what was your favourite plant that you’ve spotted from across Britain and Ireland this year? Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #favouriteplant and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🥳🌿🌸

An eye-catching clump of pretty but toxic Colchicum in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #PurpleThursday #ThursdayFlowers #PurpleFlowers #FlowersOnFriday #BloomScrolling

An Indian Bean Tree, Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’, guarding over the lovely limestone rock garden in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

The delicate lacy-like remains of a cluster of Musk Mallow seed pods, with only a couple of seeds remaining in the closed pods #MuskMallow #SeedHeads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Great Mullein, Verbscum thapsus, now mostly consisting of seed pods, some of which are splitting to reveal the seeds, with only a few flowers remaining #GreatMullein #SeedHeads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The 'obligatory' but lovely intricate seed head of a Wild Carrot, Daucus carota, which has gathered in its crop of tiny seeds into a protective spherical shape #WildCarrot #SeedHeads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Small bunch of shiny black berries of the Wild or Common Privet, Ligustrum vulgare; they are poisonous to humans and other mammals but are an important food source for birds #WildPrivet #CommonPrivet #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJetBlack

Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!

Ah, so we'll take the Public Footpath then! #FingerpostFriday from one of the Church gates in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire

A lovely bright green female Speckled bush-cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima, came to visit and spent a while resting on the garden table #InsectThursday #SpeckledBushCricket #Insects

Purple Garden Phlox flowers #PurpleThursday #ThursdayFlowers #PurpleFlowers #BloomScrolling

A seasonal teasel to celebrate its #JacobinDay #Teasel #WildflowerHour

Common Blue butterfly feeding on Common Yarrow in Cambridge last week; both maybe 'common' but a delight to see nevertheless #WildWebsWednesday #CommonBlueButterfly #Butterflies @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Leptember

Close-up of hollyhock seed pods showing their intricate shape and texture; the pods starts off as green in colour and change to beige and then to brown as they mature #Hollyhock #Hollyhocks #TextureTuesday

The flowerheads of a Spear Thistle, Cirsium vulgare, showing the several stages of flowering, turning to seed and seeding #SpearThistle #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Small red fruits or haws of the Hawthorn; the berries look oblong and the leaves appear shallowly lobed, so maybe it is Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata #Hawthorn #Haws #Fruits #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A small bunch of wild Blackberries in a hedgerow looking rather juicy, with some Ivy flowers in bud in the background #Blackberries #Fruits #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Delighted to come across this female Hornet Mimic Hoverfly, Volucella zonaria, feasting on some recently opened Ivy flowers #Hoverflies #HornetMimicHoverfly #InsectThursday #Ivy #WildWebsWednesday #WildflowerHour

The lovely Prairie Dock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, with its large bright yellow daisy-like flower #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #Stunday #BloomScrolling