When I was a child laid hedges bordered most fields and were rich with bird nests and wildlife. Hedge laying has become a luxury as it is time consuming and therefore expensive as it is not an everyday farming activity as shown in Tunniciffe’s picture which was reflecting on rural life sixty plus years ago I have decided to show few farming practices as they date the picture instead I wish to emphasize the timeless quality of nature.
In my picture I have used the misty day to make the the wren centre stage as he is there to search for insects in the ivy which has lost some of it’s flowers to show the beginning of the berries to come I have included the bracken and snowberry but have included the bramble that was growing through the ivy that covers an old chicken shed in the garden.
hedge laying
bramble and ivy