One single plant has produced around £100 worth of redcurrants this year. I was somewhat amazed to find a few more the other day at the tail end of September. Tasted amazing. Thoroughly recommend a redcurrant plant for 2016.
Redcurrants from surrey
Redcurrants from surrey
Redcurrants from surrey
Redcurrants from surrey
Redcurrants from surrey
The common foxglove is also known as Digitalis Purpurea. They tend to be fast growing biennials in Western Europe and are very distinctive flowers. They are long spires of essentially tubular flowers but contain Digitalis, also known as the medicine Digoxin, which is used to treat certain heart rhytmn problems. They produce flowers in their second year and tend to seed freely liking light shade.
The digitalis is poisonous in small amounts with dangerous cardiac effects, essentially slowing the heart rate, but the raw plant material is, emetic and eating a large amount may produce vomiting thus expelling the cardiac poisons .
In 2006, Charles Cullen, a nurse who worked in New York and New Jersey hospitals, was convicted of killing 29 patients with an overdose of either insulin or digoxin, and digoxin is a potential murder weapon. The converse however is also interesting in that there is some speculative evidence that it may have a use in treatment of breast and prostate cancer as it can dramatically slow the migration of malignant cells to other parts of the body.Research reveals that digoxin, can block the production of a protein called HIF-1, which has been implicated in the spread of breast tumours.
So a curious CV of effects, some good and some very bad.
Foxglove. Copyright Chris Bushe 2015
Foxglove. Copyright Chris Bushe 2015
Foxglove. Copyright Chris Bushe 2015
Foxglove. Copyright Chris Bushe 2015
A curious swan behaving like he had ADHD and not keeping still. Quite a contortionist.
Anyone weighting more than 7.5 tons may have other problems than access to Painshill Park in Cobham. And yes, I may indeed give way to them.
Pedestrians max weight 7.5 tons
Just a various eclectic mix of food photos taken in various locations. Nothing special. Just enjoy and be hungry.
Coconut Tart
Sliders and Beef Wellingtons
Painshill park in Cobham surrey is a wonderful place for walking and nature. Each season allows the park to be viewed differently. These photos are from Winter time. Cold Swans. Dancing ducks. Air bubbles under the lake. Woods. Enjoy.
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
Painshill Park Cobham. Copyright Chris bushe
This is the time of year that I frantically try and complete a calendar for 2015. Here is the short list of my photos. It has been a strange photographic year really. Some memorable shots but maybe not as many as in past years so it has been relatively easy to get down to a final set of 22. all help appreciated in helping me choose the final 12.
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