I've not added much to the dandelion blog of recent weeks. The project is still continuing and i am always collecting dandelion leaves for the dandelion diary and archive, but with winter here there are less dandelions about.
A few days ago a friend sent a link to a children's programme she'd seen with her little boy early one morning - this is her email:
Hi
This episode was on this morning and surprisingly i thought of you! Guess with Jess is shown on BBC2 early mornings and in case you don't know it is a spin off from good old Postman Pat where Jess investigates everyday things. Sam loves it!
6:30 am - 6:40 am
Guess with Jess
How Did a Dandelion Seed Get into Mimi's Garden?
Emma
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Needless to say i haven't been conscious at 6:30 in the morning for quite a while, so i haven't ever seen Guess with Jess.
The dandelions above were collected from the gardens at Brantwood near Coniston. I went yesterday in the rain and windy weather. While waiting in Ulverston for the bus i managed a quick visit to Oxfam and bought a book called The Snail House by Allan Ahlberg because it has lovely images of dandelions in by illustrator Gillian Tyler.
Hmmm. I found a book in a charity shop with botanical illustrative paintings of flowers, with bits of information on each one. I found some pages on dandelions too and was surprised by how many different kinds there are. I'll have to see if I can find out who painted them.
ReplyDeleteIts weird how paper thin their leaves go when pressed between pages of books.