Fran Sinclair
@notfrangible.bsky.social
Plants are my passion but the rest of the world is pretty fascinating, too. Except sport.
Discarded rosette rescued from communal green bin 2 years ago and look what it’s done this year 🥰
January 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Discarded rosette rescued from communal green bin 2 years ago and look what it’s done this year 🥰
A solitary ladybird creeping out of its Periwinkle shelter for some sun #WildWebsWednesday
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
A solitary ladybird creeping out of its Periwinkle shelter for some sun #WildWebsWednesday
One of several magnificent Yews in Mells churchyard in Somerset #ThickTrunkTuesday
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
One of several magnificent Yews in Mells churchyard in Somerset #ThickTrunkTuesday
#TheWinter10 plus 2: Stinking Hellebore, Common Field-speedwell, Lesser Celandine, Trailing Bellflower and a Crocus 🥰 from springlike Mells in Somerset. Groundsel, White Deadnettle, Petty Spurge, Red Deadnettle and Forgetmenot from cloudy B-on-A. Bonus Snowdrops; Common and Pleated. #WildflowerHour
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#TheWinter10 plus 2: Stinking Hellebore, Common Field-speedwell, Lesser Celandine, Trailing Bellflower and a Crocus 🥰 from springlike Mells in Somerset. Groundsel, White Deadnettle, Petty Spurge, Red Deadnettle and Forgetmenot from cloudy B-on-A. Bonus Snowdrops; Common and Pleated. #WildflowerHour
#FernFriday catered for by a wall full of Rustyback 🥰 in Mells, Somerset
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#FernFriday catered for by a wall full of Rustyback 🥰 in Mells, Somerset
Yay! Velvet Shank in Mells for #FungiFriday
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Yay! Velvet Shank in Mells for #FungiFriday
Taking #WildWebsWednesday rather literally today 🙂
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Taking #WildWebsWednesday rather literally today 🙂
#theWinter10 harder to find this week! Bedraggled Daisy family first: Feverfew, Daisy, Dandelion, Mexican Fleabane and (the only one shrugging off weather) Winter Heliotrope. Then grubby Forgetmenot, Annual Mercury, wind blown Creeping Buttercup, Petty Spurge and Red Deadnettle #WildflowerHour
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#theWinter10 harder to find this week! Bedraggled Daisy family first: Feverfew, Daisy, Dandelion, Mexican Fleabane and (the only one shrugging off weather) Winter Heliotrope. Then grubby Forgetmenot, Annual Mercury, wind blown Creeping Buttercup, Petty Spurge and Red Deadnettle #WildflowerHour
Also on Tuesday, though a little earlier, Bath Abbey was illuminated 🙂
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Also on Tuesday, though a little earlier, Bath Abbey was illuminated 🙂
Diamond-patterned White Poplar on the banks of the Nadder in Salisbury #ThickTrunkTuesday
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Diamond-patterned White Poplar on the banks of the Nadder in Salisbury #ThickTrunkTuesday
#theWinter10 at #NewYearPlantHunt for #WildflowerHour Trailing & Adria Bellflower, Sun Spurge & Grape Hyacinth, then previously frozen versus fresh Round-leaved Cranesbill, & then Groundsel, Forgetmenot, Fuchsia, Oxford Ragwort & Green Alkanet. That was 4 days of fun; what’s next? 😄
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
#theWinter10 at #NewYearPlantHunt for #WildflowerHour Trailing & Adria Bellflower, Sun Spurge & Grape Hyacinth, then previously frozen versus fresh Round-leaved Cranesbill, & then Groundsel, Forgetmenot, Fuchsia, Oxford Ragwort & Green Alkanet. That was 4 days of fun; what’s next? 😄
#WiltsBotSoc picnicking to the amusement of those queueing for Salisbury recycling centre, and then optimistically searching for flowers on some Callitriche that anglers had dumped on the bank of the Nadder #NewYearPlantHunt - our final total 49 (or maybe 50 - we’ll see!)
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#WiltsBotSoc picnicking to the amusement of those queueing for Salisbury recycling centre, and then optimistically searching for flowers on some Callitriche that anglers had dumped on the bank of the Nadder #NewYearPlantHunt - our final total 49 (or maybe 50 - we’ll see!)
Took me a while to resist putting Veronica polita on my list - so many flowers present but frost all over them 🥲
January 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Took me a while to resist putting Veronica polita on my list - so many flowers present but frost all over them 🥲
What estate agents call “the desirable Bath side of town” was much harder work for my second #NewYearPlantHunt due to tidy brigade and frost. Campanulas posch ‘n’ port (I can see someone in Hampshire wincing at that) always flowering but the Muscari was a surprise.
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
What estate agents call “the desirable Bath side of town” was much harder work for my second #NewYearPlantHunt due to tidy brigade and frost. Campanulas posch ‘n’ port (I can see someone in Hampshire wincing at that) always flowering but the Muscari was a surprise.
Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.
The last 5 of my 25 #theWinter10 😊 - Groundsel with bonus Forgetmenot, Yarrow, Red Deadnettle, Wood Avens and Common Stinging Nettle. I think I’ve worked out the route for my annual Bradford-on-Avon #NYPH 🙂
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The last 5 of my 25 #theWinter10 😊 - Groundsel with bonus Forgetmenot, Yarrow, Red Deadnettle, Wood Avens and Common Stinging Nettle. I think I’ve worked out the route for my annual Bradford-on-Avon #NYPH 🙂
Another batch of #theWinter10 - Bush Vetch, Perennial Cornflower, Hazel catkins, Greater Periwinkle and Winter Heliotrope, then Common Fumitory, Hogweed, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Creeping Buttercup and Grey-leaved Speedwell #WildflowerHour
December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Another batch of #theWinter10 - Bush Vetch, Perennial Cornflower, Hazel catkins, Greater Periwinkle and Winter Heliotrope, then Common Fumitory, Hogweed, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Creeping Buttercup and Grey-leaved Speedwell #WildflowerHour
Last posts of #theWinter10 for 2025 - Dappled Hawkweed, Daisy, Common Ragwort, Scentless Mayweed and Silver Ragwort, then Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Field-speedwell, Chickweed and Lesser Celandine for #WildflowerHour
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Last posts of #theWinter10 for 2025 - Dappled Hawkweed, Daisy, Common Ragwort, Scentless Mayweed and Silver Ragwort, then Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Field-speedwell, Chickweed and Lesser Celandine for #WildflowerHour
Velvet Shank, I think, for #FungiFriday
December 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Velvet Shank, I think, for #FungiFriday
Merry Christmas and a plant-filled 2026 to all! Photo is of a Crab Apple hedge.
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Merry Christmas and a plant-filled 2026 to all! Photo is of a Crab Apple hedge.
A coordinating but blurry little insect on a slightly less blurry Wood Avens flower this week for #WildWebWednesday
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A coordinating but blurry little insect on a slightly less blurry Wood Avens flower this week for #WildWebWednesday
Making it 24 for #theWinter10 😄 here are Round-leaved Cranesbill, Tall Ramping Fumitory (maybe - it’s certainly been a b****** to key!), Trailing Bellflower and Forgetmenot. #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Making it 24 for #theWinter10 😄 here are Round-leaved Cranesbill, Tall Ramping Fumitory (maybe - it’s certainly been a b****** to key!), Trailing Bellflower and Forgetmenot. #WildflowerHour
Second batch #theWinter10 Japanese Anemone, Chickweed, Red Deadnettle, Knotweed & Sun Spurge; Guernsey Fleabane, Smooth Sowthistle, Groundsel, Bristly Oxtongue & Annual Mercury all from Bradford-on-Avon #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Second batch #theWinter10 Japanese Anemone, Chickweed, Red Deadnettle, Knotweed & Sun Spurge; Guernsey Fleabane, Smooth Sowthistle, Groundsel, Bristly Oxtongue & Annual Mercury all from Bradford-on-Avon #WildflowerHour
#theWinter10 from Combe Down, Bath: (Tazetta?) Daffodil, Yellow Corydalis, Nipplewort, Dandelion & Ox-eye Daisy; Herb Robert, Wild Mignonette, Green Alkanet, White Deadnettle & Red Valerian #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#theWinter10 from Combe Down, Bath: (Tazetta?) Daffodil, Yellow Corydalis, Nipplewort, Dandelion & Ox-eye Daisy; Herb Robert, Wild Mignonette, Green Alkanet, White Deadnettle & Red Valerian #WildflowerHour
Very thoughtful gift from botany buddy after my first cataract op. Scored 140 already! 😎
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Very thoughtful gift from botany buddy after my first cataract op. Scored 140 already! 😎