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Field of Blue

5/4/2014

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Thought I'd post some photos of where I go to take the photos in the scillas. It's an old abandoned orchard, that becomes a carpet of blue in early spring. However, in the past two years, the invasive dog-strangling vines have really taken over all the sunny areas, and the piles of dead vines are obscuring the short blue flowers. Some areas are quite a mess.
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There's still some areas of dense blue, but most are under, and through the bushes 
where it's almost impossible to get to. There's also a lot of fallen branches this year.
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Even so, it's still an amazing sight, and on a nice sunny day, the scent wafting up on 
the breeze is just wonderful.  I love these tiny blue scillas!
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If I can get my Bo Peeps done fast enough, then I can take one (or two) for a photo shoot among the flowers before they disappear for another year.  And yes, believe it or not, I actually sculpted the three crooks today. So the worst is behind me. Now I just have to wait for the Apoxy to cure, and I can finish them off.
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Jane
5/4/2014 08:24:57 am

Oh gosh it is wild! What a shame about that invasive vine in particular.
Is this 'common land' now, and anyone can wander in it?


And well done about the sculpting! *yippee*

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Martha
5/4/2014 08:52:00 am

Dog-strangling vine is a very aggressive invader, and I'm seeing it everywhere - even popping up in my own yard. It's crowding out the natural wildflowers.

That orchard is part of a small farm that's become naturalized. That bright green patch in the back of the second photo is the neighbour's property. The first year I took doll photos there, the elderly woman who lives in the old stone house, came out with her walker, interested to see what we were doing. I later printed out some of the best photos and put them in her mailbox. Yesterday the man who lives there came walking by with his dog, and gave us the 'thumbs up'.

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Melissa
5/5/2014 12:25:30 am

Aww, that's such a sweet response. :) They sound like awesome people.

Jane
5/5/2014 01:56:16 am

How lovely and generous of them to share this place with you and how lovely of you to post photos through to them.

I love to hear of stories like this.

Inma
5/5/2014 11:58:35 pm

Thank you for posting the photos and the explanations, it helps to understand the problem.

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