Following on from this mornings autumnal post and my autumnal comments (https://davidoakesimages.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/seasons-change-sometimes-faster-than-we-want/); hiding away in a corner of our garden, is a plant that is much more at home in the wilds, usually at the bottom of a hedge or dark corner of the woods. It is the Arum Maculatum(i) – more commonly know as Lords and Ladies or Cuckoo Pint. It has grown from a seed, most likely from a birds droppings, and for the past few years remaining undisturbed has grown into quite a sizeable plant. A gardener would pull this out but we haven’t the heart to destroy such a flamboyant survivor…..but it fruiting is just one more sign that the natural cycle is turning and autumn is on the way.
23rd August
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Beautiful, David. I also wouldn’t have the heart to uproot it, after such a show. 🙂
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Patience, David. Don’t uproot it. Maybe its undisturbed presence will serve to placate the forces that seem to be trying to hasten the arrival of the next seasonal progression. Let us savor what we have, while we have it. BTW, where in the world does the whimsical name “Cuckoo Pint” come from? Did the poor bird imbibe one too many?
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If you see images of Arum in the flowering stage you can see clearly why they are called Lords and Ladies….but Cuckoo Pint I have no idea……I may try to find out
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If/when you do, please let me know. I have a feeling that our paths may cross one day and, if they do, I’ll be happy to shout a cuckoo pint (or maybe a few) with you.
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Will do..
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were not finished with summer David 🙂 you should have seen the 2 days I have just had in Lochaber not a hint of snow on The Ben
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Scotland has had a late summer burst if the weather maps have been anything to go by….make the most of it.
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