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Fineliner illustration of a fieldfare. This lovely member of the thrush family spends it's winters in the UK feeding on rowan and hawthorn berries.Spring delights! I love this time of year as it's so easy to forage without making any special effort. There is so much life emerging everywhere.Just made up these tiny A6 size mini prints of my long tailed tit illustration.Most people think of Cleavers as a weed due its habit of sprawling across the ground and the tiny bristles which stick to clothes, hair and animal fur like velcro! However when we destroy it we are missing out on a wonderful herbal remedy which is actually the perfect tonic for this time of year.I'm making slow but steady progress on this jay with its acorn treasure.A quick forage from the garden gives us food, medicine and joy.Nettles, so often overlooked and under appreciated, are really one of the treasures of this time of year. Right now they are still small but over the next month they will grow to be robust and prolific in any corner where they are allowed to spread unhindered.A selection of prints including; a greenfinch, a small elephant hawk-moth and a brown long eared bat. 🦇One of my favourite plants at this time of year is the sweet violet, a flower surprisingly rich in folklore and uses given its small and unassuming stature. Most often found beneath hedgerows and in shady woodland edges, its blooms are a rich, deep purple, occasionally white, and have the most heavenly aroma which can be easy to miss on a still day. If however the breeze happens to be blowing in your direction on a sunny March morning you will find yourself utterly entranced by the sweet, heady aroma of this little native flower.
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