Harebells

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 In the Spring we had bluebells. In the summer we have "Scottish Bluebells" or harebells.



This delicate looking flower appears in high summer and grows best on dry areas , coping well with coastal conditions and higher ground. Why harebell? Apparently witches can escape from danger by turning themselves into hares and running away - and the plants they use to turn into hares are harebells. It's obvious really. 
Pub quiz question of the day - what English county has the harebell as it's county flower? Answer =Yorkshire. In the interests of balance I should make it clear that the county flower of Lancashire is the red rose as you might have expected.

Diary
A stoat crossed the path in front of me on my dog walk this morning. Despite yesterday's rain the stream is still running dry. The water table must be well down. I had to free a wren that had flown into the house  through an open window.



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  1. OhBrother10 August 2021 at 06:27

    Dave here...my nearest stream is the Columbia River about 400yds away. It's not running dry, but the water temperature is about seven degrees Fahernheit warmer than the 20 year average. More evidence to support the UN Climate Change Report out today.

    This week we will have three days of 100F weagther which will break existing records. The golf course near me applies a half million gallons of water every night to keep the course from drying out. There are three rabbits that live under a maintenance shed nearby a the course. I named them "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"....

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  2. EdenWildlife10 August 2021 at 13:36

    If only politicians understood the precautionary principle and had made changes years ago just in case the early evidence of climate change was right. The trouble is that politicians don't look 50 years ahead - only as far as the next election. It does look as if Biden understands this - not like your previous man!

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