Marion Clayton
@vetchling.bsky.social
Botany, gardening, genealogy and a lot of other things!
Charlton Athletic FC .
Charlton Athletic FC .
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) in the sun, yesterday.
Naturalised in my garden's limey soil. This plant was growing under a forsythia bush! #wildflowerhour
Naturalised in my garden's limey soil. This plant was growing under a forsythia bush! #wildflowerhour
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) in the sun, yesterday.
Naturalised in my garden's limey soil. This plant was growing under a forsythia bush! #wildflowerhour
Naturalised in my garden's limey soil. This plant was growing under a forsythia bush! #wildflowerhour
Eastern Sowbread (Cyclamen coum) naturalised in garden.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Eastern Sowbread (Cyclamen coum) naturalised in garden.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Primrose (Primula vulgaris) with many others in the parking area gravel. #wildflowerhour
December 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Primrose (Primula vulgaris) with many others in the parking area gravel. #wildflowerhour
December 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) in garden this week.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Red Dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) in garden this week.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) on grass verge of A224 last week. #FungiFriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) on grass verge of A224 last week. #FungiFriday
Reposted by Marion Clayton
“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”
Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) in garden yesterday.
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hawthorn Shield Bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) in garden yesterday.
Smoke bush (Cotinus) with interesting autumn colour. Unusually, it didn't have it's smoky inflorescence this year.
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Smoke bush (Cotinus) with interesting autumn colour. Unusually, it didn't have it's smoky inflorescence this year.
This what Alec Penstone said.
At no point does he blame immigration, the Right have just declared that is what he said for their own racist purposes.
At no point does he blame immigration, the Right have just declared that is what he said for their own racist purposes.
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Naturalised in garden, especially near to the house are the Adria Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana) and Yellow corydalis ( pseudofumaria lutea) #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Naturalised in garden, especially near to the house are the Adria Bellflower (Campanula poscharskyana) and Yellow corydalis ( pseudofumaria lutea) #wildflowerhour
Solar panels using up all of the sun
Yup. That’s Trump’s Energy Secretary.
Have THEY ALL got dementia?
Yup. That’s Trump’s Energy Secretary.
Have THEY ALL got dementia?
BREAKING: Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announces government investigation into “so-called solar energy,” including possible heath risks of “solar radiation” from solar panels and concerns that solar energy initiatives “may use up all of the sun, leaving us dark and cold.”
October 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Growing on grass in garden. Being enjoyed by slugs etc.
#WildFungiHour
#WildFungiHour
October 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Growing on grass in garden. Being enjoyed by slugs etc.
#WildFungiHour
#WildFungiHour
Winter-flowering Jasmine in garden today.
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Winter-flowering Jasmine in garden today.
Naturalised in garden Autumn Crocus(Crocus nudiflorus) and
Sowbread(Cyclamen hederifolium). In bloom today but in need of rain! #wildflowerhour
Sowbread(Cyclamen hederifolium). In bloom today but in need of rain! #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Naturalised in garden Autumn Crocus(Crocus nudiflorus) and
Sowbread(Cyclamen hederifolium). In bloom today but in need of rain! #wildflowerhour
Sowbread(Cyclamen hederifolium). In bloom today but in need of rain! #wildflowerhour
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) in garden today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) in garden today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Seed Pods of Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Seed Pods of Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Ripe Bittersweet fruits (Solanum dulcamara) in garden today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ripe Bittersweet fruits (Solanum dulcamara) in garden today.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Marion Clayton
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September 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ivy bee on Ivy flowers.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
September 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Ivy bee on Ivy flowers.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Reminded me of @mrjamesob.bsky.social Geography teacher
who James quotes as saying "don't know, nobody knows, don't need to know"
who James quotes as saying "don't know, nobody knows, don't need to know"
September 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM