Rushing Round Two Nature Reserves

Our local Nature Reserves tend to be chilly in December. Especially when, as today, the wind is making its presence felt. Best to rush round the bulrushes and hurry home for a mug of hot chocolate. Sunny days, though, are available, for a gentler amble. My header photo is from Nosterfield on a sunny day. A wintry trip to Staveley was distinctly nippy,

For Debbie’s One Word Sunday: Rush

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Author: margaret21

I'm retired and live in North Yorkshire, where I walk , write, volunteer and travel as often as I can.

33 thoughts on “Rushing Round Two Nature Reserves”

    1. Oh, interesting! Here, people tend to like it, and it’s used as a natural barrier in cases where rivers were once straightened and are therefore too fast-flowing, shifting silt and eroding river banks. They’re appreciated for their place in slowing down the force of the water. And they look good too!

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      3. Some of the Cumbungi eg Typha latifolia is an introduced European species that infests waterways
        Two species (T. domingensis – Narrowleaf Cumbungi and T. orientalis – Broadleaf Cumbungi) native to all Australia states;

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    1. Here’s an AI generated response to the query: ‘The noun bulrush combines rush, “plant growing in marshy ground,” with bul or bull, most likely used in the sense of “very large or coarse,” as in the word bullfrog.’. Believe that one or not, as you wish!

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  12. I think about going out to the park that has the birds, or the refuge north of me that has all kinds of stuff. And then it seems cold, or it gets dark earlier or I’m just tired and I don’t. The issues I’m having with processing with Light Room is also behind my lack of heading out. I can’t seem to just go on a walk without my camera!

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