UP AND OVER - AN AMBLE WITH IGNORANCE (Janet and John have nothing on this!)

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It's been a long gap.

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I've been doing other things with my time.

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I've been thinking I should know more.

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Why?

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I'll never know enough. Why suddenly let ignorance get in the way? S0, this morning I went for a walk up the slope - past my old friend the blackthorn - see the silhouettes of sloes?

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And past the Old Man's Beard (Wild Clematis.)

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Then I went down a little path to the sea.

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Here comes the ignorance bit for, beside the path was a plant with leaves that look like scented geranium and yellow, daisy-like flowers. I don't know its Latin Name. I don't even know its common name. But why should that hold me back?

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(Linda at Garden Girl has left a comment in which she suggests this yellow flowering plant is Golden Marguerite (Anthemis Tinctoria). She says, too, that she once had some in her garden. It strikes me, quite frequently, that there's a kind of living archaeology to be found in the hedgerows - hints of what used to be there. There'll be a post on that sometime!

On the other hand . . . VP suggests it is part of the Senecio (Ragwort) family. If so . . . which kind of Ragwort might it be . . . anyone?)

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That was on the ground, on the left.

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This was the view to my right.

Mostly Blackberries but not bad, eh?

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And at the bottom of the path . . .

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Reeds . . . and the sea!

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Looking right . . .

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And where the cliff touches the beach . . . a little plant of green leaves.

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(Not the right technical language? If anyone tells me it's name, I'll put it in.)

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(The photo is upside down. I put it upside down on purpose because it looks odd the right way up. One expects grass to stand up straight but it was hanging long and limp.)

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And back by the reeds . . . these . . .

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And this when I look left and not right. Those are the cliffs and hills of Purbeck in the distance. No boats. Well, not many. Most have been hoisted out of the sea by crane during the last week. Now they are neatly parked for the winter in the sailing club grounds. (Will people who are interested in plants please pay attention to the grass?)

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And here are the boats - boats in blue coats for the winter.

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See?

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(It's a bit like 'Janet and John', this! Hope it's alright!)

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Then up the bank . . .

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And over the top to the teasles.
Who looked at the plants?
Who looked at the sky?
Me?
I can't keep my eyes off the sea!
(None the less I've linked to Skywatch!)