July 2022
34. Paulownia trees produce seeds
28/07/22 19:18
23-28 July
Greater heat - Paulownia trees produce seeds
Butterflies bask in heat
Rosebay willow herb in flower
Foxgloves standing tall
Thistle heads beginning to seed.
Juvenile robins getting their red breast.
Whinberries edible
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Greater heat - Paulownia trees produce seeds
Butterflies bask in heat
Rosebay willow herb in flower
Foxgloves standing tall
Thistle heads beginning to seed.
Juvenile robins getting their red breast.
Whinberries edible
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
33. Hawks learn to fly
22/07/22 19:17
17-22 July
Lesser heat - Hawks learn to fly
Acorns fall to the ground
Highest ever temperatures recorded, with a high of 37.8C
First signs of leaves yellowing.
Beech flowers in pavement cracks
Thistle heads in seed
First blackcurrants turning dark.
Lesser heat - Hawks learn to fly
Acorns fall to the ground
Highest ever temperatures recorded, with a high of 37.8C
First signs of leaves yellowing.
Beech flowers in pavement cracks
Thistle heads in seed
First blackcurrants turning dark.
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
32. First lotus blossoms
16/07/22 19:16
12-16 July
Lesser heat - First lotus blossoms
Flying ants fill the sky
Foraging raspberries
Blackberry fruit tight and green
Black-headed gulls losing their hoods
Cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort
Balsam bashing down by the river.
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser heat - First lotus blossoms
Flying ants fill the sky
Foraging raspberries
Blackberry fruit tight and green
Black-headed gulls losing their hoods
Cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort
Balsam bashing down by the river.
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
31 Warm winds blow
11/07/22 19:14
7-11 July
Lesser heat - Warm winds blow
Birds in moult
Bracken now waist high
Magpies with no tail feathers
Winberries in flower
Skylarks serenade moorland walks
Heather beginning to flower
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Lesser heat - Warm winds blow
Birds in moult
Bracken now waist high
Magpies with no tail feathers
Winberries in flower
Skylarks serenade moorland walks
Heather beginning to flower
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
30. Crow-dipper sprouts
02/07/22 19:13
2-6 July
Summer Solstice - Crow-dipper sprouts
Lavender assumes massive proportions
Nettles growing over rights of way
Mallard in eclipse - traces of green on heads
Bees in lavender
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Summer Solstice - Crow-dipper sprouts
Lavender assumes massive proportions
Nettles growing over rights of way
Mallard in eclipse - traces of green on heads
Bees in lavender
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
29. Irises bloom
01/07/22 21:30
27 June - 1 July
Summer solstice - Irises bloom
Cool winds sometimes blow
Sunshine and showers
Blackcurrant flowers falling
Raspberries ripening on the bushes
Fields full of clover
Swallows learning to fly
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)
Summer solstice - Irises bloom
Cool winds sometimes blow
Sunshine and showers
Blackcurrant flowers falling
Raspberries ripening on the bushes
Fields full of clover
Swallows learning to fly
(Based on 'Light Rains Sometimes Fall' by Lev Parikian. Used with permission - thank you)