tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post4224346325904624134..comments2023-07-05T11:48:14.973+01:00Comments on LOOSE AND LEAFY in DORSET: LIGHTS AND BELLS, MISTS AND FLOWERSLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!http://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-77737965474802906962011-06-04T03:27:43.759+01:002011-06-04T03:27:43.759+01:00I just love love love lighthouses!! Your photos a...I just love love love lighthouses!! Your photos are fantastic and I really enjoyed reading this post. I look forward to visiting again.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178210940645049009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-48589936193830386552011-05-13T19:28:35.238+01:002011-05-13T19:28:35.238+01:00I love that second-to-the-last photo. I saw it on ...I love that second-to-the-last photo. I saw it on the other blog, just before Blogger went down and lost it. I'm glad you posted the link to it here; I keep going back to look at it.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-9889851279686257622011-05-02T18:39:42.285+01:002011-05-02T18:39:42.285+01:00Everyone - you might like to know the new Loose an...Everyone - you might like to know the new Loose and Leafy post is posted.<br /><br />It's about Horsetails.<br /><br />http://looseandleafy.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-exciting-post-ever-on-loose-and.html<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-1281705212667092932011-05-02T18:36:47.966+01:002011-05-02T18:36:47.966+01:00Hello Toffee Apple - thanks for the ID. I'm wo...Hello Toffee Apple - thanks for the ID. I'm wondering - do you have a blog or a site yourself?<br /><br />Hello Mark. This sea and those cliffs are pretty incredible. It's good to go to Portland Bill in the winter. In the summer holiday season it gets very busy - though the area along this stretch is quite large so it never gets crowded.<br /><br />Hello Rob - thanks to you too for the Green Alkanet ID.<br /><br />Hello Patio Patch - it must have been amazing to stay at the Upper Lighthouse.<br /><br />Hello Damo - I think it is still a bit early for sygnets.(And I don't suppose you will want to go until there are lots to see.) Best to check up with the Swannery before setting out.<br /><br />Hello Angie. Green Alkanet, I learn, is part of the Borage family but, if you saw it, you wouldn't confuse them. Borage leaves are a lighter green, larger in size, the flowers are bigger too, with long stamens - and their heads hang down.<br /><br />Wouldn't that be interesting Pat - if ever you were to visit Dorset and we were to meet. I'm thinking your personality is so big our borders might have to stretch!<br /><br />Hello Janet. There are quite a lot of strips in that area. I think (I think - but am not absolutely certain) their are strips on Purbeck too. May - I still don't know whether, if the 'May' in the saying refers to the tree, whether the 'out' refers to the opening of the blossom or its ending.<br /><br />Hello Bridget - it would be hard not to like this seashore. It would be hard not to get cold there in the winter too!<br /><br />Hello Dee. I think we in England (maybe you will think this of America) are living in the best place at the best time in history. We are very fortunate. (Having said that, there are also many people in both our countries who don't have it as good as we do.) About the flower - Toffee Apple, Rob and Michael have identified the plant as Green Alkanet - and, to them, many thanks!<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-74047668649675940162011-04-30T20:37:50.485+01:002011-04-30T20:37:50.485+01:00Lucy, when I stop by, I learn so much. Imagine bei...Lucy, when I stop by, I learn so much. Imagine being sewn into clothes. No wonder we had fleas and stuff back then. Ugh. What is that last flower? I've never seen it.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-225990875450129502011-04-27T19:38:34.942+01:002011-04-27T19:38:34.942+01:00Really love your pics especially the seashore and ...Really love your pics especially the seashore and wild flower ones.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-52104549451646541052011-04-25T11:16:31.632+01:002011-04-25T11:16:31.632+01:00I had no idea that they still practiced strip farm...I had no idea that they still practiced strip farming in Dorset - or that the "may" in the saying might be the plant, rather than the month. In many ways it makes more sense if it is the plant, at least that responds to the conditions rather than some arbitrary fixed timetable. But I won't be putting my tomatoes and Dahlias out just yet...<br /><br />Thank you for the view of Portland Bill Lighthouse, I have spent many moment on a heaving deck taking a fix on it to plot our course. Happy days.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-83302534478598169722011-04-25T06:02:50.488+01:002011-04-25T06:02:50.488+01:00Great photos and information. what a great looking...Great photos and information. what a great looking place! I love photo-tours! May be someday...Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-52584770498742006872011-04-25T03:10:08.157+01:002011-04-25T03:10:08.157+01:00Great set of photos - I thought the last one was B...Great set of photos - I thought the last one was Borage.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837499893218903655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-7679894374870501812011-04-24T07:35:52.324+01:002011-04-24T07:35:52.324+01:00Lovely photos. we were thinking of going to Abbot...Lovely photos. we were thinking of going to Abbotsbury in a couple of weeks - not sure when the signets hatch - and combine the swannery and gardens. Talking of cuckoos Downton Cuckoo fair is well worth a visit, one of the Salisbury area's Spring events.Damohttp://twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-15734472601424635212011-04-23T21:32:09.821+01:002011-04-23T21:32:09.821+01:00Hi Anna - a mixed post indeed to match the topsy t...Hi Anna - a mixed post indeed to match the topsy turvy weather. Love the Hawthorn blossom - my tree disappointingly short of the white stuff this year for some reason. Clicked on the link - yes I rememeber nappy buckets. And most poignantly, holidayed in one of the lighthouse cottages about 5 years ago. Thanks for the reviving so many memories<br />LauraLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-87827861388773036642011-04-23T17:17:27.675+01:002011-04-23T17:17:27.675+01:00Yes, the last photo looks like green alkanet to me...Yes, the last photo looks like green alkanet to me too.Robhttp://www.rawrob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-25795693928774854872011-04-23T15:33:49.365+01:002011-04-23T15:33:49.365+01:00Love the seascape / cliff pictures - very atmosphe...Love the seascape / cliff pictures - very atmospheric. The weather has certainly not been typical of April. It has lulled my plants into a false sense of security. We could still get frosts, I know.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4083229388630903702.post-49492754371541820952011-04-23T12:58:25.302+01:002011-04-23T12:58:25.302+01:00Another very interesting post Lucy, with lots of i...Another very interesting post Lucy, with lots of interesting links. The last flower is Green Alkanet isn't it?<br /><br />Happy St George's Day and Happy Easter too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com