Herstmonceux Castle #Sussex built 1441 by Sir Roger Fiennes, veteran of Agincourt & Treasurer to the Crown. One of the earliest brick #castles in #England , fell into disrepair, mostly demolished. Current building restored in the 20thC #MedievalMonday #history

'There is a willow grows aslant a brook...
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow- #flowers , nettles, #daisies , and long purples'
Hamlet 4.7 #ShakespeareSunday #wildflowerhour buttercup, red clover, oxeye daisy and herb robert - #lawnflowers #May

Late #spring #flowers from my #garden
#chives #columbine #wisteria #blackthorn #aubretia #rose #leaves
#nature #Seasons #art #painting

Children search for pennies in the Thames mud at low tide.

The building in the background is the famous riverside tavern, The Prospect of Whitby, a regular drinking place for Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys and James Whistler.

🎨 J. Seymour Lindsay, 1940

#PaintingLondon

Herstmonceux Castle #Sussex built 1441 by Sir Roger Fiennes, veteran of Agincourt & Treasurer to the Crown. One of the earliest brick #castles in #England , fell into disrepair, mostly demolished. Current building restored in the 20thC #MedievalMonday #history

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'There is a willow grows aslant a brook...
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow- #flowers , nettles, #daisies , and long purples'
Hamlet 4.7 #ShakespeareSunday #wildflowerhour buttercup, red clover, oxeye daisy and herb robert - #lawnflowers #May

Forget-Me-Not comes from Ancient #Greek meaning 'mouse's ear' due to the oval furry ears. In #folklore a #medieval knight was swept away by a river whilst picking the #flowers for his #love . Also, scorpion grass, whiskerum, squeak, myosotis #FairyTaleTuesday

Highgate Cemetery #London . Climbing paths, ivy-clad graves, monuments, wild garlic, Queen Anne's lace. #Victorian memorials, #architecture , sculpture, #nature . Trees, oak, crabapple, buckthorn. Foxes, an owl hooting, birdsong. #Magical charm. #FolkloreSunday

In the #past the bark of the Beech was used for #writing purposes. Beech #wood tablets were used in place of paper in Germanic #culture . The Old #English boc and Old Norse bok refer to both beech and #book , the modern word book derives from boc. #FolkyFriday

Garlic Mustard #flowers at the edges of #woodland and hedgerows, its heart-shaped #leaves smell of #garlic when crushed. Once used for sore throats, gums and wounds, a potherb in #Tudor times. Also, jack-by-the-bush, garlic root, penny hedge #FolkloreThursday

Juvenile Ruffs, Tunnicliffe.

The Birch, tree of inspiration & creativity, was sacred to the Celtic bards - the storytellers & poets who learnt & orally passed on the lore of their people. Trained bards always carried a silver branch, probably a birch, to help them with connection & clarity. #FolkyFriday

In the #past the bark of the Beech was used for #writing purposes. Beech #wood tablets were used in place of paper in Germanic #culture . The Old #English boc and Old Norse bok refer to both beech and #book , the modern word book derives from boc. #FolkyFriday

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Rowan trees are said to protect against witches and malevolent spells.

They’re often found near stone circles. Pictured: Aviemore circle in the Highlands of Scotland.

#FolkloreThursday

Garlic Mustard #flowers at the edges of #woodland and hedgerows, its heart-shaped #leaves smell of #garlic when crushed. Once used for sore throats, gums and wounds, a potherb in #Tudor times. Also, jack-by-the-bush, garlic root, penny hedge #FolkloreThursday

All Saints, Buncton #Sussex , a chapel of ease set above a #woodland ravine of wild garlic, under Chanctonbury Ring. Mostly #Norman 1150-80 known as Bongetune in Domesday Book. Nave/chancel #Saxon -Norman transitional, Roman road nearby #MedievalMonday #history