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This border around my mother's house separates the bushes and trees that line the outside of the house from the front lawn. It started with a cutting from a neighbor over 40 years and quickly grew into a thick, lush border that needs little care. In fact, it needs to be controlled and cut back or it will take over. Until I looked it up, my mother wasn't even sure what it was.
"Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and China and introduced to eastern North America. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed." -- en.wikipedia.org
It seems that almost every plant or flower I admire here in the NYC environs turns out to be native to eastern Asia. One example of how humans have altered the environment.
One photo a day. (187/366) Bayside, Queens, NYC -- July 5, 2020
Thanks to some detailed instruction from Dave (microwyred) I found my first UK Pearls in the Wyre Forest. I saw at least 50 individuals, but find it hard to keep a count so it could have been more. Most importantly I found Dave's trained pearl that poses on bluebells. Lovely day, lovely forest. Thanks to you Dave.
Arriva l'alba o forse no, a volte ciò che sembra alba non è
Ma so che so camminare dritto sull'acqua
e su quello che non c'è
Rivuoi la scelta, rivuoi il controllo
Rivoglio le mie ali nere, il mio mantello
La chiave della felicità è la disobbedienza in se
A quello che non c'è
Perciò io maledico il modo in cui sono fatto
Il mio modo di morire sano e salvo dove m'attacco
Il mio modo vigliacco di restare sperando che ci sia
Quello che non c'è
Curo le foglie, saranno forti
Se riesco ad ignorare che gli alberi son morti
Ma questo è camminare alto sull'acqua e
Su quello che non c'è
Ed ecco arriva l'alba so che è qui per me
Meraviglioso come a volte ciò che sembra non è
Fottendosi da se, fottendomi da me
Per quello che non c'è
[Soundtrack: Afterhours - quello che non c'è]
Borders Buses Scania N230UD OmniCity about to depart to Melrose with passengers from a scotrail rail steam charter from Linthigow
Borders Buses Optare Metrocity YJ66AEA is seen arriving at Berwick-Upon-Tweed Station on a service 253 from Edinburgh, 26th March
Borders Buses expects three of these ADL Enviro's for the X62 service, and they are expected to be to a very high spec, and even include bike racks. This was the original mock-up and looks really smart.
My favourite spot. Well, one of them anyway! 34046,"Braunton", working the 1Z38 Worcester Shrub Hill to Bristol Temple Meads Welsh Borders Steam Excursion, passes Pontrilas, Herefordshire. 17 May 2014.
I liked the colours....This is one of the earliest fritillaries to emerge and can be found as early as April in woodland clearings or rough hillsides with bracken.
It flies close to the ground, stopping regularly to feed on spring flowers such as Bugle. It can be distinguished from the Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary by the two large silver 'pearls' and row of seven outer 'pearls' on the underside hind wing, and also the red (as opposed to black) chevrons around the outer pearls and the small central spot on the hind wing.
Borders Buses brand new Optare Metrocity YJ17CWX is seen in Carlisle City Centre operating an X95 service, a route recently taken over from First Borders, 24th April
Auntie Elk, reaching for it. I like challenging them with things like this, on this occasion the three of them circled the tree for a couple of minutes making sure it was a stick and not a snake or something else, usually then Mist sits down and waits, Paddy checks how close Auntie Elk is and whether shes desiring it more than him (he doesn't want to expose himself to attack!) ..and if shes far enough away will just grab it (hes the tallest of the three), on this occasional Elk had the honours