tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post115521247880672659..comments2023-09-04T12:58:34.709+01:00Comments on Hyde Daily Photo Volume 1 (2006 - 2011): Old Railway Cutting WallGerald (SK14)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post-1160058500402041092006-10-05T15:28:00.000+01:002006-10-05T15:28:00.000+01:00ShellyThe pink flowers are Epilopbium angustifoliu...Shelly<BR/><BR/>The pink flowers are Epilopbium angustifolium, or willow herb.<BR/><BR/>Gerald<BR/><BR/>The blue flower is Chicory, Cichorum intybus, which has escaped from a Garden. You will be familiar with the forced leaves as a salad vegetable.zizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249645812407323273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post-1155933034148827822006-08-18T21:30:00.000+01:002006-08-18T21:30:00.000+01:00The underggrowth / overgrowth has given that wall ...The underggrowth / overgrowth has given that wall some great character. <BR/><BR/>Love your description of mushy peas, "green lumpy paste". You'll never believe this, but I saw a tin in the supermarket in Buenavista last week. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post-1155921239967981872006-08-18T18:13:00.000+01:002006-08-18T18:13:00.000+01:00I wish I did know what they are, but my botanical ...I wish I did know what they are, but my botanical knowledge is poor.<BR/><BR/>Somewhere nearby on the same I took this <A HREF="http://www.geraldengland.co.uk/nat/ni019.htm" REL="nofollow">photo</A>Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post-1155917929947069972006-08-18T17:18:00.000+01:002006-08-18T17:18:00.000+01:00I really like this shot! Do you know what the pink...I really like this shot! Do you know what the pink flowers are?Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073769682811410614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25658231.post-1155895388452946652006-08-18T11:03:00.000+01:002006-08-18T11:03:00.000+01:00Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are firs...Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight and then simmered until they form a green lumpy paste. <BR/><BR/>Put "mushy peas" into Google and you'll get far more information than you thought possible.<BR/><BR/>Not quite the same thing but I also came across this lovely <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/2997224.stm" REL="nofollow">shed load</A> story.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com